sheerlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈʃɪəli/, U.S.

/ˈʃɪ(ə)rli/

Forms: Also Middle English Scottish scheirly, 1500s–1600s sheerely.

Etymology: < sheer adj. + -ly suffix².

†1. Brightly, clearly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adverb] > brightly

brighteOE

lightOE

shireOE

fairOE

brightlyOE

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shrillc1400

enclerea1440

lucidentlyc1508

sheerly1508

splendently1576

shiny1596

nitently1657

1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. bii^* With gold and goulis in greyne Schynand scheirly & scheyne.

2. Completely, entirely, wholly; thoroughly; purely, simply. (Cf. sheer adv.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > utterly

allOE

outlyOE

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skerea1225

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self1907

stone1928

sideways1956

terminally1974

1601 2nd Pt. Returne from Pernassus i. iii. 343 This libel of Cambridge..will sell sheerely vnderhand.

a1625 J. Fletcher Mad Lover v. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. D3^v/1 H'as out-done all, Outstript 'em sheerely.

a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 302 Eve's bonie Squad, Priests wyte them sheerly, For our grand fa'.

1810 in Duke of Buckingham Mem. Court & Cabinets George III (1855) IV. 430 The cause of the Ministerial majority is..attributed..sheerly to their having the better of the argument.

1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 54 313 A man is neither a brute, nor a god,..but simply and sheerly a Man.

1880 B. Thomas Violin-player I. i. 11 He sheerly frightened the wits out of her comrade.

3. Sharply; with sharp cleavage or division.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adverb]

sharpc1000

sharplyc1400

keenlya1593

sheerly1813

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adverb] > distinctly or marking the difference between

distinctlya1382

in sunderc1450

differencinglya1640

differentially1644

distinguishedly1680

distinguishably1704

sheerly1866

distinctively1871

1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. xxiii. 166 Through gullet and through spinal bone The trenchant blade hath sheerly gone.

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. ii. 42 Snares and traps, armed with scythe-blades, which shred off the unwary passenger's limb as sheerly as a hedge-bill lops off a hawthorn-sprig.

1866 W. R. Alger Solitudes Nature & Man ii. 70 When he feels the poor atom, self, sheerly contrasted with the vast cold mass of all humanity beside.

4. With vertical or very steep ascent or descent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > vertical position > [adverb] > almost or sheer

shireOE

sheer1829

sheerlya1894

a1894 R. L. Stevenson Amateur Emigrant (1895) 42 In the center the companion ladder plumped down sheerly like an open pit.

1920 C. M. Grieve in Northern Numbers 69 The barrier..Lifts sheerly..To the unknowledgeable skies.

1947 E. Meynell Sussex i. 15 Across the road,..the chalk drops again almost as sheerly, down to the water-levels and the Ouse valley.

1964 G. B. Schaller Year of Gorilla vii. 166 We followed a buffalo trail upward to the base of the huge rock wall that rose sheerly to the peaked summit.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sheerly
释义	sheerlyadv. Brit. /ˈʃɪəli/, U.S. /ˈʃɪ(ə)rli/ Forms: Also Middle English Scottish scheirly, 1500s–1600s sheerely. Etymology: < sheer adj. + -ly suffix². †1. Brightly, clearly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adverb] > brightly brighteOE lightOE shireOE fairOE brightlyOE sheen?c1225 shirelyc1230 sheenly1340 clearlya1375 shininglyc1384 clearc1385 cleana1400 shrillc1400 enclerea1440 lucidentlyc1508 sheerly1508 splendently1576 shiny1596 nitently1657 1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. bii^* With gold and goulis in greyne Schynand scheirly & scheyne. 2. Completely, entirely, wholly; thoroughly; purely, simply. (Cf. sheer adv.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > utterly allOE allOE outlyOE thwert-outc1175 skerea1225 thoroughc1225 downrightc1275 purec1300 purelyc1300 faira1325 finelyc1330 quitec1330 quitelyc1330 utterlyc1374 outerlya1382 plainlya1382 straighta1387 allutterly1389 starkc1390 oultrelya1393 plata1393 barec1400 outrightc1400 incomparablyc1422 absolutely?a1425 simpliciter?a1425 staringa1425 quitementa1450 properlyc1450 directly1455 merec1475 incomparable1482 preciselyc1503 clean?1515 cleara1522 plain1535 merely1546 stark1553 perfectly1555 right-down1566 simply1574 flat1577 flatly1577 skire1581 plumb1588 dead?1589 rankly1590 stark1593 sheera1600 start1599 handsmooth1600 peremptory1601 sheerly1601 rank1602 utter1619 point-blank1624 proofa1625 peremptorily1626 downrightly1632 right-down1646 solid1651 clever1664 just1668 hollow1671 entirely1673 blank1677 even down1677 cleverly1696 uncomparatively1702 subtly1733 point1762 cussed1779 regularly1789 unqualifiedly1789 irredeemably1790 positively1800 cussedly1802 heart1812 proper1816 slick1818 blankly1822 bang1828 smack1828 pluperfectly1831 unmitigatedly1832 bodaciously1833 unredeemedly1835 out of sight1839 bodacious1845 regular1846 thoroughly1846 ingrainedly1869 muckinga1880 fucking1893 motherless1898 self1907 stone1928 sideways1956 terminally1974 1601 2nd Pt. Returne from Pernassus i. iii. 343 This libel of Cambridge..will sell sheerely vnderhand. a1625 J. Fletcher Mad Lover v. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. D3^v/1 H'as out-done all, Outstript 'em sheerely. a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 302 Eve's bonie Squad, Priests wyte them sheerly, For our grand fa'. 1810 in Duke of Buckingham Mem. Court & Cabinets George III (1855) IV. 430 The cause of the Ministerial majority is..attributed..sheerly to their having the better of the argument. 1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 54 313 A man is neither a brute, nor a god,..but simply and sheerly a Man. 1880 B. Thomas Violin-player I. i. 11 He sheerly frightened the wits out of her comrade. 3. Sharply; with sharp cleavage or division. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adverb] sharpc1000 sharplyc1400 keenlya1593 sheerly1813 the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adverb] > distinctly or marking the difference between distinctlya1382 in sunderc1450 differencinglya1640 differentially1644 distinguishedly1680 distinguishably1704 sheerly1866 distinctively1871 1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. xxiii. 166 Through gullet and through spinal bone The trenchant blade hath sheerly gone. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. ii. 42 Snares and traps, armed with scythe-blades, which shred off the unwary passenger's limb as sheerly as a hedge-bill lops off a hawthorn-sprig. 1866 W. R. Alger Solitudes Nature & Man ii. 70 When he feels the poor atom, self, sheerly contrasted with the vast cold mass of all humanity beside. 4. With vertical or very steep ascent or descent. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > vertical position > [adverb] > almost or sheer shireOE sheer1829 sheerlya1894 a1894 R. L. Stevenson Amateur Emigrant (1895) 42 In the center the companion ladder plumped down sheerly like an open pit. 1920 C. M. Grieve in Northern Numbers 69 The barrier..Lifts sheerly..To the unknowledgeable skies. 1947 E. Meynell Sussex i. 15 Across the road,..the chalk drops again almost as sheerly, down to the water-levels and the Ouse valley. 1964 G. B. Schaller Year of Gorilla vii. 166 We followed a buffalo trail upward to the base of the huge rock wall that rose sheerly to the peaked summit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1508
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