† similitudinarilyadv.
Obsolete.
In the manner of a similitude or simile.
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [adjective]
comparative1602
similitudinarily1624
comparate1650
the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [adverb] > in a comparable manner
similitudinarily1624
comparablya1716
comparatively1794
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adverb] > in manner of simile
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1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 48 A man, (for example) as Christ was, cannot but similitudinarily be a Vine, a Lyon, a Rocke, &c.
1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. xiii They (labouring to do it in a familiar way) did similitudinarily call them Bishops.
a1702 A. Grey Deb. House of Commons 1667–94 anno 1680 (1763) VIII. 111 There is no Precedent that the Lords have passed Judgment the same day they find Guilty, or Not guilty. Similitudinarily, it is like a Verdict; else they will have nothing to give Judgment upon.
a1826 ‘I. Morganwg’ in J. Williams Barddas (1862) I. 122 Of the several things, and of very different natures and appearances, the original, whence all others figuratively or similitudinarily derive their names, must be the Book.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019).
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