| 单词 | riddlingly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈriddlingly ˈriddlingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [adverb] riddle-wise1563 riddlingly1608 mind-bendingly1982 1608 J. Donne Let. in Poems (1633) 368 I..am riddlingly subject to two contrary wrackes, sinking and over-setting. a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 329 Poetry..like the Pestilence or old fashion'd love Ridlingly it [doth] catch men; and doth remove Never. 1789 William & Charles II. 55 What in the name of wonder have you done to your adversary the devil, that he should put so many sudden obstacles into your way?–But I shall no longer write riddlingly. 1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 296 Heyday! How riddlingly that hint returns. 1963 Times 13 Dec. 15/5 His [sc. George Saintsbury's]..even more illegible handwriting, resulted in a typomanuscript most richly, most riddlingly, Saintsburian. 2008 Time Out (Nexis) 20 Mar. 155 The stage is poignantly empty, save for a single chair and the lone, spot-lit figure talking us through movies, marriages and deaths in faltering, riddlingly playful speech. < as lemmas |
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