单词 | restfully |
释义 | restfullyadv. In a restful manner; quietly, peacefully. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adverb] softOE i-semelichec1275 peaceablya1382 restfully1433 quietly1488 quietously1546 restly1561 quiet1568 calmly1597 reposedly1598 lowna1600 undisturbedly1647 peacefully1667 tranquilly1756 stilly1802 lownly1820 reposefully1852 sleepily1873 1433 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. July 1433 §17. m. 16 Restfully governyng hym self. c1475 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Cambr.) (1935) i. 286 Knowe thysilf, therfore, while þou art grene, That when age sommeth croked and leene, Thow lieve restfullie [v.r. rightfully], ay seruyng Godde. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 100 Ye say in scylence for to gather the more restfully your mynde togyther. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. xxi. sig. fiijv Lyuing restfully and in helthe vnto extreme age. ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cxxvi. 375 Thus may we ioy: then restfully, Our thraldome past. 1771 Script.-dict. 108/2 Satan and mens lusts, which having inflamed the heart with temptation, restfully wait for its breaking forth into open wickedness on the first occasion. 1873 R. Broughton Nancy II. 66 In it, leaning restfully back.., is the lady I noticed in church. 1883 Harper's Mag. Apr. 749/2 He is sleeping naturally and restfully. 1939 Fortune Nov. 39/2 Studebaker's self-stabilizing planar independent suspension keeps this President gliding along restfully and surefootedly, even when rounding turns at speed. 1992 M. Bracewell Conclave vi. 247 There would be time for a drink in the restfully lit, sumptuous drawing room, and then a late dinner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1433 |
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