affirmablyadv.

Brit.

/əˈfəːməbli/, U.S.

/əˈfərməbli/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin affirmabilis , -ly suffix²; affirmable adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin affirmabilis affirmable adj. + -ly suffix², after Middle French afferméement (15th cent. in the passage translated in quot. 1489). In later use < affirmable adj. + -ly suffix².

1. Positively; affirmatively. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [adverb]

sickerly1340

affirminglyc1475

affirmably1489

affirmatively1533

assertively1562

asseverantlya1575

really1604

thetically1657

assertorilya1680

asseveratingly1880

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes ii. vi. sig. Giij^v The Lacedemonyens had ordeyned affirmably [Fr. affermeement] that..they shulde kylle and slee al the men and the women of Thebes.

1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 115 (MED) I cannot wryte of suche affirmably [c1475 Harl. affirmandlye].

1883 F. V. B. Madeira Justice will Win viii. 60 Upon first perceiving him the stranger had suddenly put a question to his companion, who..had nodded affirmably.

2006 W. A. Cohen Secrets of Special OPS Leadership ii. xv. 222 My son told me that the instructor nodded affirmably and said, ‘That's the way to do it.’

2. In a way capable of being affirmed; demonstrably.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adverb]

provably1460

demonstratively1570

scientifically1624

declaratively1625

provedly1628

demonstrably1642

affirmably1818

probatively1869

provenly1887

1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Affirmably, in a way capable of affirmation.

1925 Safety Engin. Jan. 8 It should be incumbent upon the operator to prove affirmably the reasonableness of such greater speed.

1974 N. L. Geisler Philos. of Relig. ix. 213 Assuming there is some reality (which cannot be denied), then the only affirmably true statement is that what is undeniably so, is true of reality.

2011 R. M. Burroughs Trav. Writing & Atrocities i. 21 It remains valuable in bringing to our attention the literary properties of Glave's representation of his affirmably non-fictional journey.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	affirmably
释义	affirmablyadv. Brit. /əˈfəːməbli/, U.S. /əˈfərməbli/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin affirmabilis , -ly suffix²; affirmable adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin affirmabilis affirmable adj. + -ly suffix², after Middle French afferméement (15th cent. in the passage translated in quot. 1489). In later use < affirmable adj. + -ly suffix². 1. Positively; affirmatively. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [adverb] sickerly1340 affirminglyc1475 affirmably1489 affirmatively1533 assertively1562 asseverantlya1575 really1604 thetically1657 assertorilya1680 asseveratingly1880 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes ii. vi. sig. Giij^v The Lacedemonyens had ordeyned affirmably [Fr. affermeement] that..they shulde kylle and slee al the men and the women of Thebes. 1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 115 (MED) I cannot wryte of suche affirmably [c1475 Harl. affirmandlye]. 1883 F. V. B. Madeira Justice will Win viii. 60 Upon first perceiving him the stranger had suddenly put a question to his companion, who..had nodded affirmably. 2006 W. A. Cohen Secrets of Special OPS Leadership ii. xv. 222 My son told me that the instructor nodded affirmably and said, ‘That's the way to do it.’ 2. In a way capable of being affirmed; demonstrably. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adverb] provably1460 demonstratively1570 scientifically1624 declaratively1625 provedly1628 demonstrably1642 affirmably1818 probatively1869 provenly1887 1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Affirmably, in a way capable of affirmation. 1925 Safety Engin. Jan. 8 It should be incumbent upon the operator to prove affirmably the reasonableness of such greater speed. 1974 N. L. Geisler Philos. of Relig. ix. 213 Assuming there is some reality (which cannot be denied), then the only affirmably true statement is that what is undeniably so, is true of reality. 2011 R. M. Burroughs Trav. Writing & Atrocities i. 21 It remains valuable in bringing to our attention the literary properties of Glave's representation of his affirmably non-fictional journey. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1489
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