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单词 cantly
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cantlyadv.1

Etymology: < cant adj. + -ly suffix2.
Scottish and northern.
Boldly, briskly, eagerly, energetically, cheerily.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adverb] > with lively cheerfulness
cantly1352
pertc1410
cantily1720
chirpily1923
1352 L. Minot Poems v. 64 John of Aile of the Sluys..Was comen into Cagent cantly and kene.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 6504 Then criet he full cantly þe knightes vpon.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

cantlyadv.2

Etymology: cant n.3 4e.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcantly.
In canting phraseology; in slang.
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the mind > language > a language > register > [adverb] > in jargon or technical language
cantly1828
1828 Niles' Reg. 27 Sept. XXXV. 66/2 This is cantly called ‘talking to Bunkum’.
1890 Field 1 Nov. 655/2 They become open professionals, and ‘go for the pieces’, as it is cantly termed.
1906 G. K. Chesterton Charles Dickens xii. 288 In attempting to decide whether an author will, as it is cantly expressed, live, it is necessary to have [etc.].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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