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单词 squirely
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squirelyadj.

Brit. /ˈskwʌɪəli/, U.S. /ˈskwaɪ(ə)rli/
Etymology: < squire n. + -ly suffix1.
Of, belonging or relating to, a squire or the squirearchy; befitting a squire.
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adjective] > characteristic of a squire
squirely1612
squirish1755
squiral1791
armigeral1806
squirearchal1830
squirearchical1845
squirearch1893
1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 i. i. iv One very fit for this purpose, and Squirely function, belonging to Knighthood.
1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote ii. ii. xxviii. 188 Thou Preuaricator of the Squirely Laws of Knight-Errantry.
1834 Fraser's Mag. 10 126 He looked on the squirely family of Mr. Scott of Harden as the head of his house.
1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. July 423/2 Some rural squirely squabble.
1892 Rev. of Reviews 15 July 36/2 Estates of squirely magnitude are sought.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

squirelyadv.

Etymology: < squire n. + -ly suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsquirely.
rare.
In the manner of or befitting a squire.
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adverb]
squirelyc1400
gentlemanlyc1425
gentlewomanlikea1528
gentlemanlike1542
genteelly1601
liberally1624
tweedily1964
c1400 Rom. Rose 7415 His looking was..meke and ful peesible. About his necke he bar a Bible, And squierly forth gan he gon.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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