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单词 stilly
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stillyadj.

Brit. /ˈstɪli/, U.S. /ˈstɪli/
Etymology: < still adj. + -ly suffix1. In the modern sense 2 the word may have been suggested by stilly adv. It may, however, be a distinct word, < still adj. or still n.2 + -y suffix1. Compare paly adj.2
1. Secret. (Frequent in Layamon.) Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective]
dernc897
dighela1000
hid?c1225
stillc1275
stillyc1275
covertc1303
secrec1374
secret1399
secretivec1470
covered1484
dark1532
underhid1532
hiddena1547
concealed1558
abstruse1576
unshewing1598
mystical1600
of secreta1616
mystica1625
subterraneous1652
researched1653
hugger-mugger1692
hidlingsa1810
sub rosa1824
cachet1837
cloak and dagger1841
theftuous1881
q.t.1910
closet1966
down-low1991
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8871 Forð wende þe swike..& spec wið his monnen. mid stilleliche rune.
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1188 [He] mid stilliche [c1300 Otho stillige] ginne brohte Æstrild þer-inne.
2. Characterized by stillness. Chiefly poetic.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adjective]
stillc1275
coyc1330
restful1340
quieta1382
peaceablec1384
peacefula1400
undisturbleda1400
somec1460
quietous1528
reposeda1533
unnoyed1543
calma1568
halcyon1570
calmya1586
quietsome1595
halcyonian1602
undisturbeda1610
halcedonian1611
tranquila1616
tranquillous1638
slumbering1645
halcydon1648
smooth1757
slumberous1765
stilly1776
sleeping1785
unfrenzied1805
Sabbath-like1824
unbustling1826
eddyless1862
restinga1865
pacific1865
Sabbatismal1881
1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad 386 Not a blast may shake Its fluttering pinions o'er the stilly lake.
1796 S. T. Coleridge Effusion xxxv in Poems Var. Subj. 97 The stilly murmur of the distant Sea Tells us of silence.
1811 P. B. Shelley St. Irvyne iii. 86 The wind sighed moaningly along the stilly colonnades.
1815 T. Moore Nat. Airs Oft, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound me.
1816 H. M. Brackenridge Jrnl. Voy. Missouri 13 Several deer..seemed to move across this stilly scene, like the shadows of the phantasmagoria.
1830 Ld. Tennyson Recoll. Arab. Nights x, in Poems 54 Many a shadowchequered lawn Full of the city's stilly sound.
1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley lxxix How the pale and stilly figure counts over the hours.
1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 305 This dry and stilly region.
1889 J. J. Hissey Tour in Phaeton 59 A stilly sheet of water.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

stillyadv.

Brit. /ˈstɪlli/, U.S. /ˈstɪ(l)li/
Forms: Old English stillíce, Middle English stillice, Middle English stilleliȝ, stillelike, stilliȝ, Middle English stil(le)liche, Middle English stilleli, stillic(h, styllyche, Middle English stillelich, stillely, stilli, Middle English–1500s stylly, Middle English stillie, stylleche, styly, Middle English– stilly.
Etymology: Old English stillíce , < stille still adj. + -líce -ly suffix2.
In a still manner; silently, quietly; in a low voice; †secretly.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adverb]
stillyc1000
dernlyc1175
dernea1200
privement?c1225
hidlingsa1250
in hidela1300
in scubardisa1300
stilla1300
hidel-likea1325
privyc1330
ywryȝeliche1340
in secre wysec1374
hidinglya1382
hidlya1382
in privy1384
closea1387
secrelyc1386
stalworthlya1400
covertlyc1400
secrec1405
in hidlings1422
secretly1447
secretementc1470
in secret1474
hugger-muggera1529
in hugger-mugger1529
secret1539
underboard1548
closely1552
darkly1559
in secret wise1563
hiddenly1580
tectly1587
underwater1600
concealedly1622
underground1632
occultly1641
in petto1647
under the rosea1704
subterraneously1791
suppressedly1825
underfoot1860
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adverb] > silently
stillyc1000
stilla1225
softlyc1330
whistlya1400
silentlya1425
coylyc1475
quietly1488
still1535
huishtly1548
whishtly1548
mutely1587
silentially1627
statuelike1640
tacitly1643
noiselessly1794
soundlessly1837
soundless1844
mouse-like1874
quietlike1909
the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adverb]
softOE
i-semelichec1275
peaceablya1382
restfully1433
quietly1488
quietously1546
restly1561
quiet1568
calmly1597
reposedly1598
lowna1600
undisturbedly1647
peacefully1667
tranquilly1756
stilly1802
lownly1820
reposefully1852
sleepily1873
c1000 De Consuet. Monach. 266 in Anglia XIII. 384 Silenter, stillice.
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 16618 He wollde lernenn. All stilleliȝ summ whatt att himm.
a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 36 Þe neddre seið salomon stingeð al stilleliche [?c1225 Cleo. shille].
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 3342 Hæhten his drihliche folc stilleluker [c1300 Otho stillokere] dremen.
1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 2432 Ȝyf þou withdrawest a mannys ryȝt Styllyche.
13.. K. Alis. (Laud) 1562 He com & seide to þe kyng Stillich bitwene his lyppe Þat [etc.].
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xxi. 23 The fool in laȝhing enhaunceth his vois; forsothe a wis man vnnethe stilleli shal laȝhen.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4948 Þan spak ruben, þe eildest broiþer, Stilli menand til þas oþer.
c1425 Eng. Conq. Irel. lxii. 150 Al the Iresshe..stylly sworne ham to-gyddyr ayeyns the Englysshe.
c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) ii. cxxxii. 126 And took me this knyf priueliche, whiche j bere stilleliche and in hideles.
c1440 Life St. Kath. (1848) 10 Ihesu Cryste they thanked moche And went ageyne full stylleche.
1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iv. 105 In their conuersations to talke modestly, stilly, and with low voices.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. 0. 5 From Camp to Camp,..The Humme of eyther Army stilly sounds. View more context for this quotation
1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 177 So stilly did she mooue,..as trees grow without sence of increase.
1802 H. Martin Helen of Glenross III. 186 I am very sad—quietly, stilly sad.
1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 116 The rocks, the bosky thickets, sleep So stilly on thy bosom deep.
1832 R. H. Froude Remains (1838) I. 276 We made the rest of our voyage to Malta stilly and quickly.
1865 W. Allingham Angela in Fifty Mod. Poems Stilly she glided in.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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