unmightilyadv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmʌɪtᵻli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmaɪdᵻli/

Forms: late Middle English onmyhtyly, late Middle English vnmyȝtili, 1800s– unmightily.

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

Etymology: < unmighty adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier mightily adv. Compare also unmightly adv. In later use re-formed, in quot. 1894 after Old Icelandic allómáttulega very weakly.

Now rare.

Powerlessly, impotently; weakly, ineffectually.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > ineffectively

unmightilyc1443

slenderly?1531

limpingly1579

unprevailing1632

ineffectively1655

weakly1663

inefficaciously1727

abortively1744

inefficiently1828

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > ineffectively > without force or cogency

unmightilyc1443

powerlessly1801

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 63 If þi majeste schulde passe þi myȝte, wisdom, and love..þanne in þilke passage þi majeste schulde be or myȝte be executid wiþout myȝt, wisdom, and love, and so vnmyȝtili, vnwiseli, and vnlovely.

?a1475 Promptorium Parvulorum (Winch.) (1908) 316 On-myhtyly, impotenter.

1894 W. Morris & E. Magnússon tr. S. Sturluson Stories Kings of Norway II. cxxxi. 235 When he gave forth a breath, but all unmightily [OIcel. allómáttulega], the priest bade Sigvat go and tell the king.

1991 C. Douglas Positive Negatives 41 By virtue of the grace with which God in Jesus lived unmightily, God becomes for us the truly almighty.

1998 A. Hook Residue (2006) 121 The shadow of a tree shook unmightily in its reflection.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmightily
释义	unmightilyadv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmʌɪtᵻli/, U.S. /ˌənˈmaɪdᵻli/ Forms: late Middle English onmyhtyly, late Middle English vnmyȝtili, 1800s– unmightily. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unmighty adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < unmighty adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier mightily adv. Compare also unmightly adv. In later use re-formed, in quot. 1894 after Old Icelandic allómáttulega very weakly. Now rare. Powerlessly, impotently; weakly, ineffectually. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > ineffectively unmightilyc1443 slenderly?1531 limpingly1579 unprevailing1632 ineffectively1655 weakly1663 inefficaciously1727 abortively1744 inefficiently1828 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > ineffectively > without force or cogency unmightilyc1443 powerlessly1801 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 63 If þi majeste schulde passe þi myȝte, wisdom, and love..þanne in þilke passage þi majeste schulde be or myȝte be executid wiþout myȝt, wisdom, and love, and so vnmyȝtili, vnwiseli, and vnlovely. ?a1475 Promptorium Parvulorum (Winch.) (1908) 316 On-myhtyly, impotenter. 1894 W. Morris & E. Magnússon tr. S. Sturluson Stories Kings of Norway II. cxxxi. 235 When he gave forth a breath, but all unmightily [OIcel. allómáttulega], the priest bade Sigvat go and tell the king. 1991 C. Douglas Positive Negatives 41 By virtue of the grace with which God in Jesus lived unmightily, God becomes for us the truly almighty. 1998 A. Hook Residue (2006) 121 The shadow of a tree shook unmightily in its reflection. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1443
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