sublimelyadv.

Brit.

/səˈblʌɪmli/, U.S.

/səˈblaɪmli/

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

Etymology: < sublime adj. + -ly suffix². Compare classical Latin sublimiter to or at a great height, in a grand or elevated tone, Middle French, French sublimement in an exalted manner, nobly, grandly (1564).

†1. In the manner of a sublimation (sublimation n. 1a); like vapour. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1599 R. Rollock Lect. Hist. Passion (1616) xli. 404 When thus way by checking, Hee hath beaten downe the imaginations..and cogitations that sublimely rose out of the minde.

2. Frequently poetic. At or to a great height; aloft, on high. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adverb]

upc888

highOE

highlyOE

thereupc1000

anovenOE

overOE

boveOE

on, upon (the) lofta1100

aloftc1175

bibufennc1175

on higha1200

abovec1225

anovenonc1300

in heighta1340

on or upon height1340

ahighc1350

outh1389

over loftc1430

aheight1477

supernally1596

lofty-like1604

sublimely1625

way up1843

thereabove1891

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to a height

sublimely1625

1625 D. Lindsay Godly Mans Iourney to Heauen ii. 303 The Christian mans soule flies not onely swiftly, but also sublimely, and so both farre and high.

1648 R. Boyle Some Motives Love of God §14. 89 His soveraign Tranquillity is so sublimely plac'd, that 'tis above the reach of all Disquieting Impressions.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 498 Sublimely seated, he surveys from far The Fields, the Camp, the Fortune of the War.

1734 London Mag. July 383/2 On thick trees sublimly placed, Take daily some poor wild repast.

1797 J. A. Graham Descriptive Sketch Vermont vii. 50 The gigantic form of the East Mountain, sublimely towering between it and Stratton.

1825 H. S. Boyd tr. Aeschylus in Eclectic Rev. 43 Such is the rigid dispensation of the Gods, on their hallowed thrones sublimely seated.

1885 G. L. Taylor Elijah the Reformer (ed. 2) 20 That regal throne, sublimely raised amid the mimic spheres.

1905 Liberal Rev. Sept. 463 Where gorgeous clouds sublimely soar In massive columns wide unrolled, And storms arrayed embattled roar!

a. In an exalted manner, style, or form; nobly; grandly; to a sublime extent. Hence: perfectly, supremely.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adverb] > loftily or grandiloquently

loftily1548

loftly1598

tragically1602

magnificently1630

sublimely1631

grandiloquently1821

soundingly1843

magniloquently1849

largely1857

1631 W. Watts tr. St. Augustine Confessions iii. vii. 127 That Rule of Righteousnesse, to which those good and holy men obeyed, did farre more excellently and sublimely [L. longe excellentius atque sublimius] containe all those things which God commanded.

1663 A. Cowley Cutter of Coleman-St. iv. vi. 49 Ha! ha! ha! Sublimely fantastical.

1693 W. Congreve tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xi. 230 Verse so sublimely good, no Voice can wrong.

1721 C. Cibber Refusal iv. 80 The blind Homer of this British isle, in rhymeless harmony, sublimely sings.

1792 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina (new ed.) i. v. 47 How sublimely rise to view..yon magnolian groves.

1816 T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall vii. 97 The sublimely romantic pass of Aberglaslynn.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede II. ii. xvii. 8 There are..few sublimely beautiful women.

1882 Harper's Mag. July 306/1 The mighty Handelian choruses rolled sublimely forth from a host of three thousand voices.

1918 Art World Mar. 508/1 At sunset, wonderfully colored, sublimely composed clouds turn the sky into an awe-inspiring..oratorio of forms, lines and colors.

1968 F. Exley Fan's Notes (1985) 206 I might..now be a farm-implement salesman living sublimely content in Shaker Heights.

1999 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 31 Jan. 17/2 His [sc. Jackson Pollock's] celebrated ‘drip paintings’..have been interpreted as everything from sublimely lyrical works of art to violent assaults on the whole tradition of painting.

b. In ironic use, with reference to undesirable qualities: completely, utterly. Cf. sublime adj. 5b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adverb] > completely, quite, or absolutely

faira1325

quitec1330

full outa1382

straightly1395

absolutely?a1425

quitementa1450

rightc1450

twighta1500

cleara1522

plain1535

flat1577

sincerely1583

clever1664

cleverly1696

sublimely1722

square1862

quaite1864

fucking A1960

1722 Coll. Misc. Lett. Mist's Weekly Jrnl. I. xliii. 115 That any Man..under the glorious Light of the Scripture, could have been so sublimely ignorant and dark?

1770 London Mag. Aug. 426/1 The present [poet]..is so sublimely bad, that we are absolutely at a loss to distinguish him.

1846 E. Stirling Jockey Club i. i. 13 Fit. My dear Mr. Macassar you are a pump. Pop. Sublimely stupid!

1884 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 443/1 Of this difficulty our Saxon-loving friends..are sublimely unconscious.

1910 Cent. Mag. June 222/2 He was sublimely egotistical, and seemed to delight in parading his conceit.

1968 L. Blanch Journey into Mind's Eye iii. ix. 145 But you're..so sentimental and têtue, so sublimely silly, I do believe you would do what the Dekabrist wives did.

2004 J. T. Lescroart Second Chair iv. 61 He stood leaning against the front of the jury box,..sublimely indifferent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sublimely
释义	sublimelyadv. Brit. /səˈblʌɪmli/, U.S. /səˈblaɪmli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sublime adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < sublime adj. + -ly suffix². Compare classical Latin sublimiter to or at a great height, in a grand or elevated tone, Middle French, French sublimement in an exalted manner, nobly, grandly (1564). †1. In the manner of a sublimation (sublimation n. 1a); like vapour. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1599 R. Rollock Lect. Hist. Passion (1616) xli. 404 When thus way by checking, Hee hath beaten downe the imaginations..and cogitations that sublimely rose out of the minde. 2. Frequently poetic. At or to a great height; aloft, on high. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adverb] upc888 highOE highlyOE thereupc1000 anovenOE overOE boveOE on, upon (the) lofta1100 aloftc1175 bibufennc1175 on higha1200 abovec1225 anovenonc1300 in heighta1340 on or upon height1340 ahighc1350 outh1389 over loftc1430 aheight1477 supernally1596 lofty-like1604 sublimely1625 way up1843 thereabove1891 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to a height sublimely1625 1625 D. Lindsay Godly Mans Iourney to Heauen ii. 303 The Christian mans soule flies not onely swiftly, but also sublimely, and so both farre and high. 1648 R. Boyle Some Motives Love of God §14. 89 His soveraign Tranquillity is so sublimely plac'd, that 'tis above the reach of all Disquieting Impressions. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 498 Sublimely seated, he surveys from far The Fields, the Camp, the Fortune of the War. 1734 London Mag. July 383/2 On thick trees sublimly placed, Take daily some poor wild repast. 1797 J. A. Graham Descriptive Sketch Vermont vii. 50 The gigantic form of the East Mountain, sublimely towering between it and Stratton. 1825 H. S. Boyd tr. Aeschylus in Eclectic Rev. 43 Such is the rigid dispensation of the Gods, on their hallowed thrones sublimely seated. 1885 G. L. Taylor Elijah the Reformer (ed. 2) 20 That regal throne, sublimely raised amid the mimic spheres. 1905 Liberal Rev. Sept. 463 Where gorgeous clouds sublimely soar In massive columns wide unrolled, And storms arrayed embattled roar! 3. a. In an exalted manner, style, or form; nobly; grandly; to a sublime extent. Hence: perfectly, supremely. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adverb] > loftily or grandiloquently loftily1548 loftly1598 tragically1602 magnificently1630 sublimely1631 grandiloquently1821 soundingly1843 magniloquently1849 largely1857 1631 W. Watts tr. St. Augustine Confessions iii. vii. 127 That Rule of Righteousnesse, to which those good and holy men obeyed, did farre more excellently and sublimely [L. longe excellentius atque sublimius] containe all those things which God commanded. 1663 A. Cowley Cutter of Coleman-St. iv. vi. 49 Ha! ha! ha! Sublimely fantastical. 1693 W. Congreve tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xi. 230 Verse so sublimely good, no Voice can wrong. 1721 C. Cibber Refusal iv. 80 The blind Homer of this British isle, in rhymeless harmony, sublimely sings. 1792 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina (new ed.) i. v. 47 How sublimely rise to view..yon magnolian groves. 1816 T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall vii. 97 The sublimely romantic pass of Aberglaslynn. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede II. ii. xvii. 8 There are..few sublimely beautiful women. 1882 Harper's Mag. July 306/1 The mighty Handelian choruses rolled sublimely forth from a host of three thousand voices. 1918 Art World Mar. 508/1 At sunset, wonderfully colored, sublimely composed clouds turn the sky into an awe-inspiring..oratorio of forms, lines and colors. 1968 F. Exley Fan's Notes (1985) 206 I might..now be a farm-implement salesman living sublimely content in Shaker Heights. 1999 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 31 Jan. 17/2 His [sc. Jackson Pollock's] celebrated ‘drip paintings’..have been interpreted as everything from sublimely lyrical works of art to violent assaults on the whole tradition of painting. b. In ironic use, with reference to undesirable qualities: completely, utterly. Cf. sublime adj. 5b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adverb] > completely, quite, or absolutely faira1325 quitec1330 full outa1382 straightly1395 absolutely?a1425 quitementa1450 rightc1450 twighta1500 cleara1522 plain1535 flat1577 sincerely1583 clever1664 cleverly1696 sublimely1722 square1862 quaite1864 fucking A1960 1722 Coll. Misc. Lett. Mist's Weekly Jrnl. I. xliii. 115 That any Man..under the glorious Light of the Scripture, could have been so sublimely ignorant and dark? 1770 London Mag. Aug. 426/1 The present [poet]..is so sublimely bad, that we are absolutely at a loss to distinguish him. 1846 E. Stirling Jockey Club i. i. 13 Fit. My dear Mr. Macassar you are a pump. Pop. Sublimely stupid! 1884 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 443/1 Of this difficulty our Saxon-loving friends..are sublimely unconscious. 1910 Cent. Mag. June 222/2 He was sublimely egotistical, and seemed to delight in parading his conceit. 1968 L. Blanch Journey into Mind's Eye iii. ix. 145 But you're..so sentimental and têtue, so sublimely silly, I do believe you would do what the Dekabrist wives did. 2004 J. T. Lescroart Second Chair iv. 61 He stood leaning against the front of the jury box,..sublimely indifferent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1599
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