ruthfullyadv.

Brit.

/ˈruːθfᵿli/,

/ˈruːθfl̩i/, U.S.

/ˈruθf(ə)li/

Forms: see ruthful adj. and -ly suffix².

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

Etymology: < ruthful adj. + -ly suffix². In later use in sense 1 probably influenced semantically by association with ruefully adv.

1. In a pitiable or lamentable fashion; piteously, dolefully, dismally. Now usually: in a wryly regretful manner, ruefully.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [adverb]

rulyeOE

ruefullyc1225

ruthfullyc1225

piteouslyc1300

miserably?a1425

piteousc1425

pitifullyc1450

pietously1474

touchingly?1507

lamentably1585

pitiful1600

pitiedly1661

meltingly1680

pitiably1688

pathetic1724

pathetically1740

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > [adverb] > lamentably

ruthfullyc1225

tooc1275

piteouslyc1300

pitifullyc1450

pietously1474

wretchedly1546

lamentably1585

deplorably1653

sadly1655

c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (Bodl.) (1981) l. 719 (MED) Her amidde wes þis meiden iset forte al..reowðfulliche torondin.

c1225 (?c1200) St. Margaret (Royal) (1934) 9 (MED) Leuestu & luuest him þe reowðfulliche deide & dreorliche on rode?

a1425 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Linc. Inn) (1973) l. 1069 (MED) Reouþfully heo gan to grete.

1483 W. Caxton in tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 397/4 Thenne Judas thanked sannt brandon soo ruthefully that it was pyte to see.

a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 3909) (1926) 7381 (MED) The two men ful ruthfully wer befor that fuyr stondyng, for ferd of payne so negh hom bye.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. iii. xii. 296 The small pepill, opprest with mony harmes, beheld reuthfully þe visage of þe faderis.

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Aug. 175 Helpe me..my deadly cryes Most ruthfully to tune.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Miserablement,..ruthfully, distressefully.

1661 R. L'Estrange Interest Mistaken 118 The Sisters Groan so ruthfully, you'd swear Five hundred Women were in Labour.

1713 J. Adamson Two Serm. i. 5 When they do lose any Part of it..are apt to cry as ruthfully after it, as Micah after his Idols.

1858 T. Pounce Malvern viii. 81 Dr. Drydust looked ruthfully around, his chamber-candlestick in one hand, and hugging his folio with the other.

1883 All Year Round 13 Jan. 36/2 ‘What am I to do?’ she asked ruthfully; ‘the girl is ruined!’

1936 ‘M. Innes’ Death at President's Lodging xv. 246 No change, he reflected ruthfully a moment later, was to be got from Empson that way.

1988 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 3 Feb. 14 As Bill O'Reilly once ruthfully noted, it is only batsmen who are honoured for their contributions to the game.

2004 BackStage (Nexis) 9 July She is so ruthlessly—and ruthfully—honest.

2. Compassionately.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > [adverb]

rulyeOE

piteouslyc1390

pitifullya1400

pietously1474

ruthfullya1560

compassionately1611

pityingly1794

a1560 Dewoit Exercicioun in J. A. W. Bennett Devotional Pieces (1955) 192 Ȝour blist moder..lukand full reuthfully with gret piete & with gret compassioun apon ȝe..woundis.

a1612 W. Fowler Pest in Wks. (1914) I. 304 That this my muse..May routhfullye thye Iudgements iust print owt.

1650 J. Howell Instr. Forren Travell (new ed.) App. 131 He may ruthfully observe how that Countrey..s now ore whelm'd with barbarisme and ignorance.

1668 Bp. E. Hopkins Serm. (1685) 62 All things will stare ruthfully upon thee, and..confess their impotency to rescue thee from the gripe of death.

1865 C. Boner Transylvania 86 It might have been done gradually, bit by bit, and with a reverent feeling, preserving what even Time ruthfully had spared.

1894 Littell's Living Age 17 Nov. 233/1 ‘Ah now, to think of the crathur comin' creepin' along all that way to warn me’, she said to herself, looking ruthfully after the small figure as it limped and dragged itself out of her ken.

1920 J. Castier Rather Like 163 Peterson looked ruthfully at us; there was compassion and kindness in that look of his, and I confess that I felt rather ashamed at the several falsehoods I had concocted.

1995 Z. Mda Ways of Dying (1997) iii. 60 A man in overalls stopped and looked at him ruthfully. Then he searched his pockets, found a coin, and gave it to him.

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

单词	ruthfully
释义	ruthfullyadv. Brit. /ˈruːθfᵿli/, /ˈruːθfl̩i/, U.S. /ˈruθf(ə)li/ Forms: see ruthful adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ruthful adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < ruthful adj. + -ly suffix². In later use in sense 1 probably influenced semantically by association with ruefully adv. 1. In a pitiable or lamentable fashion; piteously, dolefully, dismally. Now usually: in a wryly regretful manner, ruefully. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [adverb] rulyeOE ruefullyc1225 ruthfullyc1225 piteouslyc1300 miserably?a1425 piteousc1425 pitifullyc1450 pietously1474 touchingly?1507 lamentably1585 pitiful1600 pitiedly1661 meltingly1680 pitiably1688 pathetic1724 pathetically1740 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > [adverb] > lamentably ruthfullyc1225 tooc1275 piteouslyc1300 pitifullyc1450 pietously1474 wretchedly1546 lamentably1585 deplorably1653 sadly1655 c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (Bodl.) (1981) l. 719 (MED) Her amidde wes þis meiden iset forte al..reowðfulliche torondin. c1225 (?c1200) St. Margaret (Royal) (1934) 9 (MED) Leuestu & luuest him þe reowðfulliche deide & dreorliche on rode? a1425 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Linc. Inn) (1973) l. 1069 (MED) Reouþfully heo gan to grete. 1483 W. Caxton in tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 397/4 Thenne Judas thanked sannt brandon soo ruthefully that it was pyte to see. a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 3909) (1926) 7381 (MED) The two men ful ruthfully wer befor that fuyr stondyng, for ferd of payne so negh hom bye. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. iii. xii. 296 The small pepill, opprest with mony harmes, beheld reuthfully þe visage of þe faderis. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Aug. 175 Helpe me..my deadly cryes Most ruthfully to tune. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Miserablement,..ruthfully, distressefully. 1661 R. L'Estrange Interest Mistaken 118 The Sisters Groan so ruthfully, you'd swear Five hundred Women were in Labour. 1713 J. Adamson Two Serm. i. 5 When they do lose any Part of it..are apt to cry as ruthfully after it, as Micah after his Idols. 1858 T. Pounce Malvern viii. 81 Dr. Drydust looked ruthfully around, his chamber-candlestick in one hand, and hugging his folio with the other. 1883 All Year Round 13 Jan. 36/2 ‘What am I to do?’ she asked ruthfully; ‘the girl is ruined!’ 1936 ‘M. Innes’ Death at President's Lodging xv. 246 No change, he reflected ruthfully a moment later, was to be got from Empson that way. 1988 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 3 Feb. 14 As Bill O'Reilly once ruthfully noted, it is only batsmen who are honoured for their contributions to the game. 2004 BackStage (Nexis) 9 July She is so ruthlessly—and ruthfully—honest. 2. Compassionately. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > [adverb] rulyeOE piteouslyc1390 pitifullya1400 pietously1474 ruthfullya1560 compassionately1611 pityingly1794 a1560 Dewoit Exercicioun in J. A. W. Bennett Devotional Pieces (1955) 192 Ȝour blist moder..lukand full reuthfully with gret piete & with gret compassioun apon ȝe..woundis. a1612 W. Fowler Pest in Wks. (1914) I. 304 That this my muse..May routhfullye thye Iudgements iust print owt. 1650 J. Howell Instr. Forren Travell (new ed.) App. 131 He may ruthfully observe how that Countrey..s now ore whelm'd with barbarisme and ignorance. 1668 Bp. E. Hopkins Serm. (1685) 62 All things will stare ruthfully upon thee, and..confess their impotency to rescue thee from the gripe of death. 1865 C. Boner Transylvania 86 It might have been done gradually, bit by bit, and with a reverent feeling, preserving what even Time ruthfully had spared. 1894 Littell's Living Age 17 Nov. 233/1 ‘Ah now, to think of the crathur comin' creepin' along all that way to warn me’, she said to herself, looking ruthfully after the small figure as it limped and dragged itself out of her ken. 1920 J. Castier Rather Like 163 Peterson looked ruthfully at us; there was compassion and kindness in that look of his, and I confess that I felt rather ashamed at the several falsehoods I had concocted. 1995 Z. Mda Ways of Dying (1997) iii. 60 A man in overalls stopped and looked at him ruthfully. Then he searched his pockets, found a coin, and gave it to him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1225
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