单词 | rivetingly |
释义 | rivetinglyadv. In a riveting manner; compellingly, enthrallingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adverb] strikingly1752 fascinatingly1773 interestingly1811 engrossingly1835 absorbingly1836 rivetingly1849 arrestingly1882 fruitily1918 intriguingly1922 grippingly1934 compulsively1966 1849 Ladies' Garland & Family Wreath Jan. 23/1 She released her hold..and with her eyes flashing,..fixed them on him so rivetingly, that he seemed constrained to pause. 1913 Boston Globe 8 Feb. 4/5 ‘Never-Fail Blake’, a New York detective,..is the hero Arthur Stringer chose for his rivetingly entertaining detective story. 1964 Times 17 Sept. 17/6 The astounding story of one man's determination to salvage the German warships scuttled at Scapa Flow after World War I. Whitefriar writes: ‘rivetingly readable’ in Smith's Trade News. 1971 Guardian 21 June 11/1 ‘Yesterday's Men’ was an extreme example: it provided rivettingly viewable entertainment. 1987 Observer 20 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 13/2 Next month an exhibition rivetingly entitled ‘The Scarf Show’ opens at Liberty. 2007 J. Elsner Rom. Eyes ii. vi. 133 Effectively, as Alberti so rivetingly put it, Narcissus is indeed the inventor of painting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1849 |
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