单词 | rusticly |
释义 | rusticlyadv. = rustically adv.Apparently rare between the late 19th and late 20th centuries. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > country as opposed to town > [adverb] > in country manner rustically1538 rusticly?1611 rurally1668 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxiii. 416 ‘To you it seems so,’ rusticly Ajax Oileus said. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta viii. 168 If..the appetite be..yeelded unto, and the body not rustickly strong. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1646 (1955) II. 517 The People very Clownish, & rustickly clad, after a very odd fashion. 1769 Mod. Wife I. viii. 87 You will hardly excuse me for introducing you to my modish acquaintance;—nay, my dear, don't be so rusticly squeamish. 1780 Masquerades III. 19 Every thing in and about the house seemed admirably clean, and rusticly elegant. 1822 S. Woodworth Deed of Gift ii. iii. 36 (stage direct.) Curtsying rusticly. 1874 Scribner's Monthly Aug. 499/1 The parlor consisted of a sheltered wooden platform, rusticly furnished, and commanded a superb view of the lake scenery. 1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 20 Aug. b6 The comfortable, spotlessly clean, well-aired rooms and suites are either modern or rusticly charming. 2005 B. Bobrick Fated Sky ii. vii. 163 His idea of exercise [was] rusticly plain—a good hike over rough mountain paths or a bit of a scramble up a thicket-strewn slope. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.?1611 |
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