单词 | uncannily |
释义 | uncannilyadv. 1. dialect. (See quot. 1825.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > carelessly or thoughtlessly lightlyOE inconsideratelyc1460 unconsiderately1570 inconsiderablya1646 incogitantly1648 thoughtlessly1706 uncannily1825 facilely1845 uncalculatingly1852 the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > lack of reflection > [adverb] inconsiderablya1646 unreflectingly1665 unthoughtfully1701 thoughtlessly1706 unthinkingly1717 uncannily1825 irreflectively1858 routinely1867 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Uncannily, unthinkingly, thoughtlessly. 2. In an uncomfortably strange manner; weirdly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adverb] > bizarrely outlandishly1808 uncannily1822 weirdly1859 freakishly1873 bizarrely1884 kinkily1934 freakily1946 the world > the supernatural > [adverb] > uncannily eerily1847 uncannily1873 1822 A. Cunningham Trad. Tales II. 267 He skirls sae uncannilie. 1873 A. G. Murdoch Lilts on Doric Lyre 98 Slates an' tiles an' chimla cans Uncannily were fa'in'. 1888 R. Buchanan Heir of Linne xxv He talks so uncannily. 1895 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 225 A gigantic eye which uncannily turns around. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1822 |
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