brittlelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈbrɪtlli/, U.S.

/ˈbrɪdl̩i/

Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s– brittly, 1500s– brittlely.

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

Etymology: < brittle adj. + -ly suffix².

In a brittle manner. Also: in such a way as to be brittle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adverb] > in a brittle or fragile manner

brittlely1574

frushingly1659

fragilely1864

1574 J. Baret Aluearie B 1232 Brittly, [1580 Brittlely] frailye. Fragiliter.

a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) i. xxix. 140 The divided toes..are in a sort (though but brittlely) united together.

1678 A. Littleton Linguæ Latinæ Liber Dictionarius (at cited word) Brittly, fragiliter.

1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Fragilménte, fraily, brittlely, weakly.

1852 L. Smith Eng. & Fr. Dict. Brittlely, Brittly, avec fragilité.

1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 35 Almond tree,..Grey, lavender, sensitive steel, curving thinly and brittly up in a parabola.

1949 M. Mead Male & Female v. 120 The Mundugumor have faced new events brittlely.

1985 Times (Nexis) 6 Aug. The people who run Britain look back to an even more distant ‘present’..perhaps the brittly materialistic 1950s.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brittlely
释义	brittlelyadv. Brit. /ˈbrɪtlli/, U.S. /ˈbrɪdl̩i/ Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s– brittly, 1500s– brittlely. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brittle adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < brittle adj. + -ly suffix². In a brittle manner. Also: in such a way as to be brittle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adverb] > in a brittle or fragile manner brittlely1574 frushingly1659 fragilely1864 1574 J. Baret Aluearie B 1232 Brittly, [1580 Brittlely] frailye. Fragiliter. a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) i. xxix. 140 The divided toes..are in a sort (though but brittlely) united together. 1678 A. Littleton Linguæ Latinæ Liber Dictionarius (at cited word) Brittly, fragiliter. 1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Fragilménte, fraily, brittlely, weakly. 1852 L. Smith Eng. & Fr. Dict. Brittlely, Brittly, avec fragilité. 1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 35 Almond tree,..Grey, lavender, sensitive steel, curving thinly and brittly up in a parabola. 1949 M. Mead Male & Female v. 120 The Mundugumor have faced new events brittlely. 1985 Times (Nexis) 6 Aug. The people who run Britain look back to an even more distant ‘present’..perhaps the brittly materialistic 1950s. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1574
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