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natively, adv.|ˈneɪtɪvlɪ| [f. native a. + -ly2.] In a native manner. 1. †a. Naturally, without disguise, plainly, straightforwardly. Obs.
a1564Becon Nosegay Wks. 1564 I. 119 That ye myghte natiuely & vnfayndlye on this sorte loue youre neyghbour. 1626T. H[awkins] tr. Caussin's Holy Crt. 110 To represent so natiuely to vs the blindnesse of the great, and rich of this world. 1677Gale Crt. Gentiles iv. 191 To speak natively and distinctly. Ibid. 300 This is more natively and clearly laid down in Sacred Philosophie. b. In the way natural to one; without art or artifice. rare.
1639N. N. tr. Du Bosq's Compl. Woman ii. 53 In lieu of expressing their thoughts natively, they are troubled and confounded. Ibid. 59 There is nothing even or natively done in their behaviours. 1856Emerson Eng. Traits, Manners, They will let you break all the commandments, if you do it natively, and with spirit. †c. Without forcing or wresting. Obs.
1671[R. MacWard] True Nonconf. 374 Though it arise most natively from the words, and be clearly verifiable. a1732T. Boston Crook in Lot (1805) 50 This natively follows on that desire. 1745Wesley Wks. (1830) I. 496, I often thought since I was favoured with this letter how far it natively and clearly went. 2. Innately, originally, naturally; by virtue of birth, origin, or inherent qualities.
1609Tourneur Sir F. Vere 43 Labour increas'd what natively was bred. 1631R. Byfield Doctr. Sabb. 79, I cannot tell how any thing should bee evill natively. 1658Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus Wks. (Bohn) II. 509 How they [spiders] are natively provided with a stock sufficient for such texture. 1710Steele Tatler No. 211 ⁋4 There is something so natively great and good in a Person that is truly devout. 1804E. de Acton Tale without Title III. 211 One of the most natively lovely figures of the sex. 1815F. Burney Diary (1876) IV. lxiv. 307 M. D'Arblay again joined me, revived by his natively martial spirit. 1850McCosh Div. Govt. iii. i. (1874) 290 Virtue or moral good is not natively known by the mind as an abstract or general idea. 1881J. Cairns in Chr. World Pulpit XIX. 315 That which is not natively great cannot be truly or pre-eminently great. †b. As the native language. Obs. rare—1.
1612Brerewood Lang. & Relig. i. 8 These were the places, where the Greek tongue was natively and vulgarly spoken, either originally or by reason of colonies. †c. In respect of origin; indigenously. Obs.
1629Lightfoot Misc. 118, I take two names giuen to Christ..to be natiuely Chaldee words. 1730A. Gordon Maffei's Amphith. 226 The Tuscan Order..is peculiarly and natively our own. †3. By natural structure or growth; not artificially. Obs.
1672in Heath Grocer's Comp. (1869) 496 A grass green Mountain natively crowned with a steep rock. 1737Savage Public Spirit 66 Rank above rank here shapely greens ascend, There others natively grotesque depend. |