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单词 yellowly
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yellowlyadv.

Brit. /ˈjɛləʊli/, U.S. /ˈjɛloʊli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: yellow adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < yellow adj. + -ly suffix2.Compare French †jaunement (16th cent. in Middle French). Compare Old English geolwe , adverb (see discussion at yellow adj. and n.).
With a yellow appearance, colour, or light.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adverb]
yellowly1611
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Iaulnement, yellowly.
1796 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 1 404 Whether thy fair locks Yellowly curl in the clouds of the morning, or red in the West wave Quivering dip.
1832 Ld. Tennyson Hesperides in Poems (new ed.) 106 The fullfaced sunset yellowly Stays on the flowering arch of the bough.
1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. xiii. 151 The evening sun seemed to shine more yellowly.
1932 W. Faulkner Light in August xiv. 314 He saw before daylight a lamp come yellowly alive in the kitchen.
1958 I. Fleming Dr. No vi. 78 The centipede was whipping from side to side in its agony... Bond hit it again. It burst open, yellowly.
2014 A. F. Harrold Imaginary v. 83 The cat yawned. Its teeth glinted yellowly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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