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单词 welshly
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Welshlyadv.

Brit. /ˈwɛlʃli/, U.S. /ˈwɛlʃli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Welsh adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < Welsh adj. + -ly suffix2.
In a Welsh manner.In quot. 1629 probably alluding to the proverbially long Welsh mile (see Welsh mile n. at Welsh adj. and n. Compounds 1d).
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the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adverb] > in wearisome or tedious manner
irksomely1549
tediously1557
leaden-like1574
drearily1579
dully1600
Welshly1629
unlively1641
woodenly1653
stupidly1723
uninterestingly1793
soporifically1807
sloomy1820
wearyingly1829
boringly1840
tiresomely1847
aridly1883
drably1891
stuffily1894
stodgily1904
yawnsomely1908
yawnfully1914
1629 Bp. Field in Domest. State Papers Charles I CL. 110 A sooner journey willbe very cumbersome & jeopardous in regard of wayes, now deepe and dangerous, at all times steepe, craggy, and welshly tædious.
1739 S.-Carolina Gaz. 16 June 2/1 (advt.) The 3d named Jenkin James, a lusty young Fellow, about the same Heigth as Gastril,..talks very much Welshly.
1893 Punch 16 Dec. 277/1 Shee, Q.C., appointed Judge..at Salford... Pity it wasn't in Wales, as then they would Welshly-and-grammatically speak of ‘appearing before “Shee” as appearing before Her’.
2000 A. L. Kennedy Everything you Need 37 They'd taught her to speak Welshly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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