voicelesslyadv.

Brit.

/ˈvɔɪslᵻsli/, U.S.

/ˈvɔɪslᵻsli/

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

Etymology: < voiceless adj. + -ly suffix².

In a voiceless manner; without speech or utterance; silently.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > [adverb]

silentlya1425

mutely1587

tacitly1643

voicelessly1829

1829 S. L. Fairfield Heir of World 201 Down the shaggy precipice..as earliest morning burst—They hurried voicelessly.

1851 G. Meredith Daphne lii Voicelessly the forest Virgin Vanished!

1887 T. Hempstead in Harper's Mag. Apr. 677 The river sliding there, Voicelessly, slowly down.

1921 Times 1 Dec. 13/4 To-day in many a British household all over the world will be uttered these words, voicelessly and aloud: ‘This is Queen Alexandra's birthday’.

1966 M. McCarthy Group (new ed.) x. 209 In the bed Priss grew tense, preparing an answer; her lips moved voicelessly, in spasms.

1995 J. F. Garner Once upon more Enlightened Time Introd. p. ix The number of trees that voicelessly gave their lives so that my resource-greedy publisher and I could meet retail demand was truly appalling.

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

单词	voicelessly
释义	voicelesslyadv. Brit. /ˈvɔɪslᵻsli/, U.S. /ˈvɔɪslᵻsli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: voiceless adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < voiceless adj. + -ly suffix². In a voiceless manner; without speech or utterance; silently. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > [adverb] silentlya1425 mutely1587 tacitly1643 voicelessly1829 1829 S. L. Fairfield Heir of World 201 Down the shaggy precipice..as earliest morning burst—They hurried voicelessly. 1851 G. Meredith Daphne lii Voicelessly the forest Virgin Vanished! 1887 T. Hempstead in Harper's Mag. Apr. 677 The river sliding there, Voicelessly, slowly down. 1921 Times 1 Dec. 13/4 To-day in many a British household all over the world will be uttered these words, voicelessly and aloud: ‘This is Queen Alexandra's birthday’. 1966 M. McCarthy Group (new ed.) x. 209 In the bed Priss grew tense, preparing an answer; her lips moved voicelessly, in spasms. 1995 J. F. Garner Once upon more Enlightened Time Introd. p. ix The number of trees that voicelessly gave their lives so that my resource-greedy publisher and I could meet retail demand was truly appalling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1829
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