单词 | tellingly |
释义 | > as lemmasˈtellingly ˈtellingly adv. effectively, strikingly, significantly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adverb] welleOE sickerly1340 effectuallya1398 speedfully1398 effectuously1424 workingly?a1425 sickerc1450 trimly?a1513 trima1547 purposely1560 operatively1601 tightly1601 virtually1604 feckfullya1614 prevailingly1615 effectively1656 efficaciously1703 efficiently1828 tellingly1832 availingly1853 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adverb] feelingly?a1425 sensibly?a1425 imprintingly1594 powerfully1766 imposingly1812 impressively1818 tellingly1832 possessingly1919 1832 London Lit. Gaz. 25 Aug. 541/3 After this preface, the following point was most tellingly applicable to the condition of the said wretched and forsaken mother. 1860 W. M. Thackeray Roundabout Journey in Cornhill Mag. Nov. 628 How tellingly the cool lights and warm shadows are made to contrast. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xiv. 299 A curious fact, and one tellingly illustrative. 1916 D. Barnes in A. Berry New York (1989) 235 He knows how to smell nicely, gesture tellingly. 1941 Life 20 Oct. 97/3 Each individual boy tellingly manifests the characteristics that ultimately will help or hurt him as a member of adult society. 2010 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Apr. 57/1 Alexander briefly but tellingly compares the transformation of Achilles to combat trauma in modern warfare. < as lemmas |
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