slimlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈslɪmli/, U.S.

/ˈslɪmli/

Etymology: < slim adj. + -ly suffix².

1. Artfully; cunningly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb]

foxlyc1175

craftilyc1225

craftlyc1225

slylyc1275

fellyc1300

quaintc1300

quaintlyc1325

sleightlyc1330

subtly1340

sly1370

espyinglya1382

wisely1390

wililya1400

wilyc1400

subtilelyc1405

ginnouslya1425

semylyc1440

serpentlya1450

small?c1450

cautelously1477

politicly1477

sleightfullyc1480

artificiously1536

insidiously1545

sleightily1549

artificially1566

cunningly1603

versutely1616

artfully1631

subdolously1638

serpentinely1656

slimlya1680

pawkily1714

politically1764

trickfullyc1790

trickishly1824

leerily1859

dodgily1868

trickily1895

foxily1933

a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 124 This man certainly is either delirant and crazed, or else plays tricks, and slimly and obliquely insinuates that [etc.].

a. Slenderly; delicately.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adverb]

slightly1521

smally1562

slenderly1591

slight?1677

tenderly1721

slimly1831

1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son III. xxxi. 208 A little white-faced, slimly-formed sickly girl.

1865 J. Cameron Malayan India 274 She is not a slimly built vessel,..but is of thorough man-of-war build.

b. So as to give an effect or appearance of slimness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adverb]

slenderwise?1541

slenderly1844

slimly1970

1970 Kay & Co. (Worcester) Catal. 1970–71 Autumn–Winter 60/1 A casual classic that's never out of fashion; slimly styled in knitted Courtelle.

1979 Homes & Gardens June 103/1 The front [of the skirt] double wraps, so that it fits sleekly and slimly.

3. Scantily; sparsely; thinly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > fewness > [adverb]

scarcec1300

smallya1513

sparse1725

sparsely1796

slimly1801

tenuously1892

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adverb] > not abundantly

scarcec1300

weakly1605

sparse1725

slimly1801

1801–67 in Eng. Dial. Dict.

1886 Daily News 13 Dec. (Cassell) The farewell all-night meetings which were held in a small church here were slimly attended.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	slimly
释义	slimlyadv. Brit. /ˈslɪmli/, U.S. /ˈslɪmli/ Etymology: < slim adj. + -ly suffix². 1. Artfully; cunningly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb] foxlyc1175 craftilyc1225 craftlyc1225 slylyc1275 fellyc1300 quaintc1300 quaintlyc1325 sleightlyc1330 subtly1340 sly1370 espyinglya1382 wisely1390 wililya1400 wilyc1400 subtilelyc1405 ginnouslya1425 semylyc1440 serpentlya1450 small?c1450 cautelously1477 politicly1477 sleightfullyc1480 artificiously1536 insidiously1545 sleightily1549 artificially1566 cunningly1603 versutely1616 artfully1631 subdolously1638 serpentinely1656 slimlya1680 pawkily1714 politically1764 trickfullyc1790 trickishly1824 leerily1859 dodgily1868 trickily1895 foxily1933 a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 124 This man certainly is either delirant and crazed, or else plays tricks, and slimly and obliquely insinuates that [etc.]. 2. a. Slenderly; delicately. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adverb] slightly1521 smally1562 slenderly1591 slight?1677 tenderly1721 slimly1831 1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son III. xxxi. 208 A little white-faced, slimly-formed sickly girl. 1865 J. Cameron Malayan India 274 She is not a slimly built vessel,..but is of thorough man-of-war build. b. So as to give an effect or appearance of slimness. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adverb] slenderwise?1541 slenderly1844 slimly1970 1970 Kay & Co. (Worcester) Catal. 1970–71 Autumn–Winter 60/1 A casual classic that's never out of fashion; slimly styled in knitted Courtelle. 1979 Homes & Gardens June 103/1 The front [of the skirt] double wraps, so that it fits sleekly and slimly. 3. Scantily; sparsely; thinly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > fewness > [adverb] scarcec1300 smallya1513 sparse1725 sparsely1796 slimly1801 tenuously1892 the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adverb] > not abundantly scarcec1300 weakly1605 sparse1725 slimly1801 1801–67 in Eng. Dial. Dict. 1886 Daily News 13 Dec. (Cassell) The farewell all-night meetings which were held in a small church here were slimly attended. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1680
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