wirilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪərᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪrᵻli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wiry adj.¹, -ly suffix².

Etymology: < wiry adj.¹ + -ly suffix².

In a wiry manner; like wire.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adverb] > in a wiry manner

wirily1846

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [adverb] > like a wire

wirily1846

1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. II. 175/2 My grandfather, albeit spare, was wirily elastic.

1853 C. Brontë Villette II. xxii. 135 A composite feeling..wound itself wirily round my heart.

1930 J. W. Vandercook Fool's Parade 70 Totton was tall, broad-shouldered, and wirily built.

1961 Times 11 Apr. 4/5 The fault of Mr. John Pettengell, in good voice and wirily bearded, is to make Eyre too stolidly aldermanic at the outset.

1995 Musical Times 136 506/2 The solo singers' contributions were ballasted by that of the chorus..and by that of the orchestra, with wirily resilient strings led by Lucy Russell.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wirily
释义	wirilyadv. Brit. /ˈwʌɪərᵻli/, U.S. /ˈwaɪrᵻli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wiry adj.¹, -ly suffix². Etymology: < wiry adj.¹ + -ly suffix². In a wiry manner; like wire. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adverb] > in a wiry manner wirily1846 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [adverb] > like a wire wirily1846 1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. II. 175/2 My grandfather, albeit spare, was wirily elastic. 1853 C. Brontë Villette II. xxii. 135 A composite feeling..wound itself wirily round my heart. 1930 J. W. Vandercook Fool's Parade 70 Totton was tall, broad-shouldered, and wirily built. 1961 Times 11 Apr. 4/5 The fault of Mr. John Pettengell, in good voice and wirily bearded, is to make Eyre too stolidly aldermanic at the outset. 1995 Musical Times 136 506/2 The solo singers' contributions were ballasted by that of the chorus..and by that of the orchestra, with wirily resilient strings led by Lucy Russell. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1846
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