tamelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈteɪmli/, U.S.

/ˈteɪmli/

Etymology: < tame adj. + -ly suffix².

In a tame manner, in any of the senses of tame adj.; e.g. like a tame animal; submissively, tractably, quietly, passively; without resistance; without spirit or animation; without bold features.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adverb] > in bland or insipid manner

colourlessly1572

tamely1600

flatly1644

frigidly1647

insipidly1699

vapidly1847

monochromatically1890

unatmospherically1913

anonymously1939

society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > [adverb] > tamely

tamely1600

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iv. i. 268 True obedience..[may] Stoope tamely to the foote of maiestie.

a1631 J. Donne Annunciation & Passion 1 Tamely fraile flesh, abstaine to day; to day My soule eates twice.

1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. v. 63 Our prayers upbraid our spirits when we beg coldly and tamely for those things for which we ought to dye.

1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxvi. 60 The English people will not tamely submit to this unworthy treatment.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. i. 2 A kingfisher..which tamely sits on the branches of the castor-oil plant.

1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius vii. 172 Slopes not tamely identical but harmoniously diverse.

1885 Manch. Examiner 28 Jan. 3/4 An example rather of tamely edifying expatiation than of penetrative or stimulating thought.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tamely
释义	tamelyadv. Brit. /ˈteɪmli/, U.S. /ˈteɪmli/ Etymology: < tame adj. + -ly suffix². In a tame manner, in any of the senses of tame adj.; e.g. like a tame animal; submissively, tractably, quietly, passively; without resistance; without spirit or animation; without bold features. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adverb] > in bland or insipid manner colourlessly1572 tamely1600 flatly1644 frigidly1647 insipidly1699 vapidly1847 monochromatically1890 unatmospherically1913 anonymously1939 society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > [adverb] > tamely tamely1600 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iv. i. 268 True obedience..[may] Stoope tamely to the foote of maiestie. View more context for this quotation a1631 J. Donne Annunciation & Passion 1 Tamely fraile flesh, abstaine to day; to day My soule eates twice. 1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. v. 63 Our prayers upbraid our spirits when we beg coldly and tamely for those things for which we ought to dye. 1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxxvi. 60 The English people will not tamely submit to this unworthy treatment. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. i. 2 A kingfisher..which tamely sits on the branches of the castor-oil plant. 1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius vii. 172 Slopes not tamely identical but harmoniously diverse. 1885 Manch. Examiner 28 Jan. 3/4 An example rather of tamely edifying expatiation than of penetrative or stimulating thought. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1600
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