seventeenthlyadv.n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛvnˈtiːnθli/, U.S.

/ˌsɛvənˈtinθli/

Forms: see seventeenth adj. and -ly suffix².

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

Etymology: < seventeenth adj. + -ly suffix².

A. adv.

Used to introduce the seventeenth item in a list or enumeration: in the seventeenth place; as the seventeenth thing to be mentioned or considered.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adverb] > seventeenthly

seventeenthly1563

1563 T. Becon Reliques of Rome (rev. ed.) Pref. sig. A.6 Seuententhly Prayer is called lyppe labour.

1725 D. Cotes tr. L. E. Du Pin New Eccl. Hist. 17th Cent. II. vi. ii. iv. 250 Seventeenthly, That baptiz'd Infants..ought to be instructed in the Faith of Jesus Christ.

1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose vi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. IV. 117 The Captain heard sixteenthly—seventeenthly—eighteenthly, and to conclude, with a sort of feeling like protracted despair.

1983 C. Hanley Another Street, Another Dance (U.S. ed.) vii. 44 She remembered the interminable effort to keep awake while he repeated his text four times and then dissected Scripture with a fine fine knife... And seventeenthly . . . and twentiethly . . .

2018 Daily Times (Pakistan) (Nexis) 11 Mar. There are various causes which contributed towards it... Firstly, corruption is one of the biggest problems of our country... Seventeenthly, foreign hand is one of the biggest reasons of the deterioration in rule of law.

B. n.

A seventeenth point or division in a sermon or discourse; a topic introduced by the word seventeenthly; the word seventeenthly used to introduce a topic. Now rare.Often used to indicate the extreme length or tediousness of a sermon.

ΚΠ

1653 J. Cleveland Poems (new ed.) 105 Cheverel lungs which still stretch forth so far as a seventeenthly.

1832 Aberdeen Mag. Apr. 179/1 What is history, but one long interminable sermon with its seventeenthlies, its eighteenthlies, and its nineteenthlies.

1868 ‘F. Fern’ Folly as it Flies 283 The torture of the long-drawn seventeenthlies of the parson's impracticable discourse.

1979 L. Thomas Medusa & Snail 127 Many writers use this system loosely and incompletely.., leaving you floundering about searching for the ninethly or seventeenthly that ought to be there but isn't.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seventeenthly
释义	seventeenthlyadv.n. Brit. /ˌsɛvnˈtiːnθli/, U.S. /ˌsɛvənˈtinθli/ Forms: see seventeenth adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: seventeenth adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < seventeenth adj. + -ly suffix². A. adv. Used to introduce the seventeenth item in a list or enumeration: in the seventeenth place; as the seventeenth thing to be mentioned or considered. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adverb] > seventeenthly seventeenthly1563 1563 T. Becon Reliques of Rome (rev. ed.) Pref. sig. A.6 Seuententhly Prayer is called lyppe labour. 1725 D. Cotes tr. L. E. Du Pin New Eccl. Hist. 17th Cent. II. vi. ii. iv. 250 Seventeenthly, That baptiz'd Infants..ought to be instructed in the Faith of Jesus Christ. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose vi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. IV. 117 The Captain heard sixteenthly—seventeenthly—eighteenthly, and to conclude, with a sort of feeling like protracted despair. 1983 C. Hanley Another Street, Another Dance (U.S. ed.) vii. 44 She remembered the interminable effort to keep awake while he repeated his text four times and then dissected Scripture with a fine fine knife... And seventeenthly . . . and twentiethly . . . 2018 Daily Times (Pakistan) (Nexis) 11 Mar. There are various causes which contributed towards it... Firstly, corruption is one of the biggest problems of our country... Seventeenthly, foreign hand is one of the biggest reasons of the deterioration in rule of law. B. n. A seventeenth point or division in a sermon or discourse; a topic introduced by the word seventeenthly; the word seventeenthly used to introduce a topic. Now rare.Often used to indicate the extreme length or tediousness of a sermon. ΚΠ 1653 J. Cleveland Poems (new ed.) 105 Cheverel lungs which still stretch forth so far as a seventeenthly. 1832 Aberdeen Mag. Apr. 179/1 What is history, but one long interminable sermon with its seventeenthlies, its eighteenthlies, and its nineteenthlies. 1868 ‘F. Fern’ Folly as it Flies 283 The torture of the long-drawn seventeenthlies of the parson's impracticable discourse. 1979 L. Thomas Medusa & Snail 127 Many writers use this system loosely and incompletely.., leaving you floundering about searching for the ninethly or seventeenthly that ought to be there but isn't. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.n.1563
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