churchwardenlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəːtʃˌwɔːdnli/, U.S.

/ˈtʃərtʃˌwɔrdnli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: churchwarden n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < churchwarden n. + -ly suffix¹.

Befitting a churchwarden; reminiscent or characteristic of a churchwarden; spec. staid, respectable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective]

slowc1384

imperturbablea1475

sober-minded1534

well-staid1550

settled1557

sober1564

steady1602

unprovokable1646

good-tempered1685

inirritable1794

well-adjusted1809

unvolatile1823

inexcitable1828

unrufflable1828

churchwardenly1830

unruffable1837

unexcitable1839

unrousable1842

well-tempered1852

middle-aged1853

unsqueamish1893

unflappable1958

1830 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 30 Sept. Those who have not touched the extremes of feeling, may preserve a very respectable steadiness of conduct; but Mozart was incapable of this churchwardenly virtue.

1899 Strand Mag. Apr. 388/1 He..begins to swim..with a sedate and churchwardenly motion.

1936 C. S. Lewis Allegory of Love vii. 321 Churchwardenly Spenser.

1963 Punch 17 July 91/2 Our own [bank]notes are sober, churchwardenly.

1991 Observer (Nexis) 27 Jan. 57 A self-portrait welcomes visitors, brush raised in churchwardenly salute.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	churchwardenly
释义	churchwardenlyadj. Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃˌwɔːdnli/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃˌwɔrdnli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: churchwarden n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < churchwarden n. + -ly suffix¹. Befitting a churchwarden; reminiscent or characteristic of a churchwarden; spec. staid, respectable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] slowc1384 imperturbablea1475 sober-minded1534 well-staid1550 settled1557 sober1564 steady1602 unprovokable1646 good-tempered1685 inirritable1794 well-adjusted1809 unvolatile1823 inexcitable1828 unrufflable1828 churchwardenly1830 unruffable1837 unexcitable1839 unrousable1842 well-tempered1852 middle-aged1853 unsqueamish1893 unflappable1958 1830 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 30 Sept. Those who have not touched the extremes of feeling, may preserve a very respectable steadiness of conduct; but Mozart was incapable of this churchwardenly virtue. 1899 Strand Mag. Apr. 388/1 He..begins to swim..with a sedate and churchwardenly motion. 1936 C. S. Lewis Allegory of Love vii. 321 Churchwardenly Spenser. 1963 Punch 17 July 91/2 Our own [bank]notes are sober, churchwardenly. 1991 Observer (Nexis) 27 Jan. 57 A self-portrait welcomes visitors, brush raised in churchwardenly salute. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1830
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