单词 | candidly |
释义 | candidlyadv. 1. Fairly, without prejudice or bias, with open mind. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [adverb] > fairly or equitably evenlylOE fairOE egallyc1374 upright1509 equally1526 honestly1526 uprightly1549 squarely1564 square1577 candidly1646 equitably1663 fairly1676 equably1839 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 153 That proverbe must be candidly interpreted. View more context for this quotation 1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory (1847) 207. 1651 J. Tombes in R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 211 He would have sought for truth candidly. 1745 Season. Adv. Protest. 28 So that the Children..may listen candidly to wholesome Instruction. 1817 M. Edgeworth Harrington & Ormond I. iv. 87 To think candidly of persons of his persuasion. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb] welleOE blithec1000 blithelyc1000 goodfullya1300 blethelyc1300 milthlyc1300 kindlya1375 benignlyc1380 en-gree14.. homelya1425 benevolently1532 benign1535 obsequiously?1536 kindly1581 kind1592 propitiously1600 kindlily1625 well-meaningly1645 obligingly1646 candidly1650 beneficentlya1717 kindly-like1716 good-naturedly1725 benignantly1791 kindheartedly1803 1650 H. More Observ. in Enthusiasmus Triumphatus (1656) 72 I will candidly passe over what may receive any tolerably good interpretation. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 132 Candidly disposed to make the best of the worst. 1782 Hellins in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 425 I hope this little piece will be candidly received. a1832 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) II. 581/1 He must not candidly and generously concede the truth and wisdom of those [propositions] which seemed to him plausible or reasonable. 3. Frankly, openly, straightforwardly, without reserve. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adverb] > frankly freelyeOE unreservedly1708 candidly1762 outspokenly1855 straight1874 man to man1902 (straight) from the shoulder1904 squat1909 1762 O. Goldsmith Life R. Nash 3 Montaigne or Colley Cibber, who candidly tells us what they thought of the world. 1783 Ld. Hailes Disquis. Antiq. Christian Church iv 98 Few judges have so candidly avowed their incapacity to discharge the duties of office. 1884 G. Denman Law Times Rep. 51 666/2 The manager himself candidly answered that they took the risk. 1888 N.E.D. at Candidly Mod. I candidly confess that I am ashamed of my party. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adv.1646 |
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