单词 | unliterally |
释义 | unliterallyadv. Not literally; in a non-literal manner or sense. ΚΠ 1737 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 13/2 As A.P. has..unliterally and ungrammatically translated. 1853 Lit. Gaz. 19 Mar. 273/2 To render a Roman poet literally in respect of his words is..to render him most unliterally in respect of his spirit. 1873 Sat. Rev. 8 Feb. 191/2 The well-known passage of Theophrastus is very unliterally rendered. 1960 Notes 17 663/1 Even this one sonata cannot be called unqualifiedly ‘atonal’, however unliterally that term is understood. 1989 J. Barnes Presocratic Philosophers iv. 58 It is gratuitous to suppose that his every remark must be construed unliterally. 2005 Independent (Nexis) 10 Aug. 26 Foresters have stumbled upon, thankfully unliterally, a remarkable hairy wood ant hill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1737 |
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