单词 | cantly |
释义 | † cantlyadv.1 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 In canting phraseology; in slang. ΘΚΠ 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). < adv.11352adv.21828 |
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