单词 | adorably |
释义 | adorablyadv. 1. In a manner or to an extent worthy of or inspiring worship or veneration. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > [adverb] > in manner worthy of adorably1679 1679 R. Baxter Which is True Church? ii. 77 Christ, who is adorably present in his Body on the Altar, and corporally present in every Receivers hand and mouth, surely hath not yet forsaken the Earth. 1711 Faith & Obed. 38 So adorably Just and Good is His Divine Providence over us. 1755 J. Hervey Theron & Aspasio II. x. 64 The Lord Jesus Christ, of his adorably rich Goodness, has performed all that was conditionary. 1806 A. Proudfit Ruin & Recovery of Man viii. 195 In his transactions towards the angels Jehovah appears adorably sovereign, and awfully just. 1850 R. Montgomery God & Man 290 Christ is adorably, inconceivably, and immutably perfect. 1901 G. H. Howison Limits of Evol. 351 Our system of self-active or eternal persons..reposes on God, and alone presents him as adorably divine. 2. In a manner or to an extent worthy of or inspiring great affection or admiration. Now usually in weakened sense: charmingly, delightfully. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [adverb] delightably?c1400 deliciouslyc1405 delectably?a1425 joyfullyc1540 delightfully1576 delightsomely1576 delicately1587 adorably1715 delightingly1810 1715 Spectator No. 687. 267 A disregardul Glance at the whole Circle of Fellows in the Pit, at once proclaim'd her most adorably Wealthy and Fortunate. 1789 R. Cumberland Imposters i. 15 So adorably charming, that if I had not such an uncontroulable, inexpressible passion for her fortune, I am apt to think I should be in love with her for her person. 1843 New Mirror 25 Nov. 123/2 She was adorably beautiful. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. ii. xi. 213 I am adorably stupid, and want everything explained to me. 1906 Bohemian Mar. 260 As Helen delivered herself of this opinion, her adorably sweet mouth went down at the corners. 1952 S. Plath Jrnl. 7 July (2000) 111 The wonder of being nineteen and going into town with a tall adorably opinionated Princetonian. 2008 A. Klavan Empire of Lies (2009) vi. 65 ‘I don't know,’ she said with an adorably silly tilt of her head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1679 |
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