significantlyadv.

Brit.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)ntli/, U.S.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkən(t)li/

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

Etymology: < significant adj. + -ly suffix². Compare classical Latin significanter so as to convey a clear meaning, meaningfully, significantly, distinctively.

a. In a significant manner; esp. so as to convey a particular meaning; expressively, meaningfully.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [adverb]

significatively?a1475

significantly1577

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > high significance, expressiveness > [adverb]

significatively?a1475

significantly1577

expressively?1623

speakingly1640

meaninglya1750

significant1861

pregnantly1878

meaningfully1890

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iii. ix. sig. Nn.iij/2 He doth more significantly expresse his meaning in that which followeth.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 97 Therefore Terence did significantly describe a good seruant by the name of Dromo.

1663 Marquis of Worcester Cent. Names & Scantlings Inventions §33 To write with a Needle and Thred..so that one stitch shall significantly shew any letter.

1738 tr. S. Guazzo Art of Conversat. 107 There are many who have a good Invention, yet want to express themselves significantly.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 321 There are those [waters]..that are significantly called mineral and medicinal.

1801 C. Smith Lett. Solitary Wanderer I. 307 They looked significantly at each other.

1877 J. A. Froude Short Stud. (1883) IV. i. vi. 69 An embassy was despatched to Rome, John of Oxford..being significantly one of its members.

1902 W. B. Yeats Let. 12 Apr. (1994) III. 173 They speak their words not only musically, but significantly.

1957 G. Ryle in M. Black Importance of Lang. (1962) 160 What can be said..is at last contrasted with what cannot be significantly said.

2000 S. Vickers Miss Garnet's Angel 305 ‘We've had such a time with the porter. He's not quite, you know!’ Vera, lowering her voice needlessly..tapped her head significantly.

b. As a sentence adverb: importantly; notably.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb]

weightily1552

importantly1600

material1653

materially1654

eventfully1795

significantly1871

1871 H. W. Beecher Life of Jesus, Christ i. xi. 185 This visit in Samaria is of singular importance..in two respects: first, as a deliberate repudiation and rebuke of the exclusiveness of the Jewish Church; and secondly, and even more significantly, as to the humane manner of his treatment of a sinning woman.

1899 Outlook 7 Oct. 297/2 Interdenominational fellowship was, significantly, the only form in which the subject of the unity of the Church was discussed.

1955 Times 3 Aug. 3/7 Even more significantly, the British side fielded an unfit hooker.

1966 N. A. Chance Eskimo N. Alaska iv. 49 Significantly, those individuals who were qatang had definite obligations toward one another similar to those between brothers and sisters.

1988 N. Postman Conscientious Objections 48 A psychiatrist in Frankfurt told me that..the most common form of mental illness is ‘delusions of grandeur’, but, significantly, very few believe they are Hitler or Kaiser Wilhelm.

2010 Independent 14 June 37 Noting not just what they will be photographing for next season's editorials but also, and perhaps more significantly, what they themselves want to wear.

2. To a significant degree or extent; so as to make a noticeable difference; substantially, considerably.

ΘΚΠ

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

welleOE

not a little1485

prettily1533

sensibly1563

pretty1565

considerably1673

considerablea1706

significantly1747

respectably1770

purty1797

appreciably1815

pooty1825

right smart1859

helder1883

sumfin1918

sumptin1924

sumthin1925

1747 tr. Mem. Nutrebian Court I. 78 He could not have studied a more keen revenge than the way he took to make you appear as he promised, significantly odious, to the world.

1854 G. H. Gundie Let. 9 Sept. in 2nd Ann. Rep. Trans. Pa. State Agric. Soc. (1855) II. 206 In relation to breed they are less valued than that of the latter, whose yield of milk is significantly larger.

1895 J. H. Round Feudal Eng. 96 Cornwall similarly enjoyed a low..assessment, while that of Devon..was so significantly lower than those of Somerset and Dorset as to remind us that here,..the ‘Welsh’ long held their own.

1942 Jrnl. Bacteriol. 43 405 Strains we have classified as weakly antigenic (in so far as they fail to immunize significantly against homologous virus injected intra-cerebrally).

1978 Nature 19 Jan. 272/2 l-glucose was added to a perifusate containing.. d-glucose without significantly changing the rate of ⁴²K⁺ efflux.

1998 M. Durie Whaiora (ed. 2) i. 5 Maori would sooner, rather than later, become part of an urban collective, whose lifestyle would not be significantly different from other residents.

2010 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 18 June 1/1 Inveraray..has expanded significantly in the post WWII period and suburbanisation has undermined its fringes and setting.

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

单词	significantly
释义	significantlyadv. Brit. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)ntli/, U.S. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkən(t)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: significant adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < significant adj. + -ly suffix². Compare classical Latin significanter so as to convey a clear meaning, meaningfully, significantly, distinctively. 1. a. In a significant manner; esp. so as to convey a particular meaning; expressively, meaningfully. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [adverb] significatively?a1475 significantly1577 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > high significance, expressiveness > [adverb] significatively?a1475 significantly1577 expressively?1623 speakingly1640 meaninglya1750 significant1861 pregnantly1878 meaningfully1890 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iii. ix. sig. Nn.iij/2 He doth more significantly expresse his meaning in that which followeth. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 97 Therefore Terence did significantly describe a good seruant by the name of Dromo. 1663 Marquis of Worcester Cent. Names & Scantlings Inventions §33 To write with a Needle and Thred..so that one stitch shall significantly shew any letter. 1738 tr. S. Guazzo Art of Conversat. 107 There are many who have a good Invention, yet want to express themselves significantly. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 321 There are those [waters]..that are significantly called mineral and medicinal. 1801 C. Smith Lett. Solitary Wanderer I. 307 They looked significantly at each other. 1877 J. A. Froude Short Stud. (1883) IV. i. vi. 69 An embassy was despatched to Rome, John of Oxford..being significantly one of its members. 1902 W. B. Yeats Let. 12 Apr. (1994) III. 173 They speak their words not only musically, but significantly. 1957 G. Ryle in M. Black Importance of Lang. (1962) 160 What can be said..is at last contrasted with what cannot be significantly said. 2000 S. Vickers Miss Garnet's Angel 305 ‘We've had such a time with the porter. He's not quite, you know!’ Vera, lowering her voice needlessly..tapped her head significantly. b. As a sentence adverb: importantly; notably. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] weightily1552 importantly1600 material1653 materially1654 eventfully1795 significantly1871 1871 H. W. Beecher Life of Jesus, Christ i. xi. 185 This visit in Samaria is of singular importance..in two respects: first, as a deliberate repudiation and rebuke of the exclusiveness of the Jewish Church; and secondly, and even more significantly, as to the humane manner of his treatment of a sinning woman. 1899 Outlook 7 Oct. 297/2 Interdenominational fellowship was, significantly, the only form in which the subject of the unity of the Church was discussed. 1955 Times 3 Aug. 3/7 Even more significantly, the British side fielded an unfit hooker. 1966 N. A. Chance Eskimo N. Alaska iv. 49 Significantly, those individuals who were qatang had definite obligations toward one another similar to those between brothers and sisters. 1988 N. Postman Conscientious Objections 48 A psychiatrist in Frankfurt told me that..the most common form of mental illness is ‘delusions of grandeur’, but, significantly, very few believe they are Hitler or Kaiser Wilhelm. 2010 Independent 14 June 37 Noting not just what they will be photographing for next season's editorials but also, and perhaps more significantly, what they themselves want to wear. 2. To a significant degree or extent; so as to make a noticeable difference; substantially, considerably. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > to a considerable degree welleOE not a little1485 prettily1533 sensibly1563 pretty1565 considerably1673 considerablea1706 significantly1747 respectably1770 purty1797 appreciably1815 pooty1825 right smart1859 helder1883 sumfin1918 sumptin1924 sumthin1925 1747 tr. Mem. Nutrebian Court I. 78 He could not have studied a more keen revenge than the way he took to make you appear as he promised, significantly odious, to the world. 1854 G. H. Gundie Let. 9 Sept. in 2nd Ann. Rep. Trans. Pa. State Agric. Soc. (1855) II. 206 In relation to breed they are less valued than that of the latter, whose yield of milk is significantly larger. 1895 J. H. Round Feudal Eng. 96 Cornwall similarly enjoyed a low..assessment, while that of Devon..was so significantly lower than those of Somerset and Dorset as to remind us that here,..the ‘Welsh’ long held their own. 1942 Jrnl. Bacteriol. 43 405 Strains we have classified as weakly antigenic (in so far as they fail to immunize significantly against homologous virus injected intra-cerebrally). 1978 Nature 19 Jan. 272/2 l-glucose was added to a perifusate containing.. d-glucose without significantly changing the rate of ⁴²K⁺ efflux. 1998 M. Durie Whaiora (ed. 2) i. 5 Maori would sooner, rather than later, become part of an urban collective, whose lifestyle would not be significantly different from other residents. 2010 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 18 June 1/1 Inveraray..has expanded significantly in the post WWII period and suburbanisation has undermined its fringes and setting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1577
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