单词 | welshly |
释义 | Welshlyadv. 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). ΘΚΠ 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). < adv.1629 |
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