roundaboutlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈraʊndəbaʊtli/, U.S.

/ˈraʊndəˌbaʊtli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roundabout adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < roundabout adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier round about adv.

In a roundabout or indirect way.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] > periphrastically

periphrastically?c1622

roundaboutly1851

roundaboutedly1868

1851 A. B. Grosart Wks. R. Fergusson 67 It is to this that, somewhat round-aboutly, Fergusson makes him allude.

1876 R. Broughton Joan I. i. 13 He said it much more lengthily and roundaboutly.

1914 E. T. Fairbanks Town of St. Johnsbury 522 It seemed impossible to reach the upper end of the street..except roundaboutly by the burning school house.

1963 A. Kuhn Study of Society xi. 192 Speech has a great advantage, being able to convey..thoughts which can be expressed only roundaboutly, if at all, in writing.

2008 D. Guterson Other vi. 151 I dared an end-game exchange sacrifice, a rook for a knight, and thereby, and roundaboutly, promoted a pawn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roundaboutly
释义	roundaboutlyadv. Brit. /ˈraʊndəbaʊtli/, U.S. /ˈraʊndəˌbaʊtli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roundabout adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < roundabout adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier round about adv. In a roundabout or indirect way. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] > periphrastically periphrastically?c1622 roundaboutly1851 roundaboutedly1868 1851 A. B. Grosart Wks. R. Fergusson 67 It is to this that, somewhat round-aboutly, Fergusson makes him allude. 1876 R. Broughton Joan I. i. 13 He said it much more lengthily and roundaboutly. 1914 E. T. Fairbanks Town of St. Johnsbury 522 It seemed impossible to reach the upper end of the street..except roundaboutly by the burning school house. 1963 A. Kuhn Study of Society xi. 192 Speech has a great advantage, being able to convey..thoughts which can be expressed only roundaboutly, if at all, in writing. 2008 D. Guterson Other vi. 151 I dared an end-game exchange sacrifice, a rook for a knight, and thereby, and roundaboutly, promoted a pawn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1851
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