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单词 aerially
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aeriallyadv.

Brit. /ˈɛːrɪəli/, U.S. /ˈɛriəli/
Forms: see aerial adj. and -ly suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aerial adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < aerial adj. + -ly suffix2.For the history of the word's pronunciation, see discussion at aerial adj.
In an aerial manner; in or from the air; (also, esp. in early use) airily; etherially.
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the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adverb]
alofta1400
aerially1812
the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adverb]
subtilely?a1425
unsolidly1611
aerially1812
tenuously1892
the world > matter > gas > air > [adverb]
aerially1812
airily1850
the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adverb] > extremely
aerially1812
the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adverb] > sky blue
aerially1812
1812 J. Galt Voyages & Trav. 160 A castle so aërially high, that it seemed rather to have been intended to attack the Gods than to resist the invasions of men.
1821 Examiner 1 Oct. 618/1 A light handkerchief..floats aërially from her neck.
1827 T. Moore Epicurean v. 46 She glided round the altar, gently and aërially.
1832 Ld. Tennyson Margaret in Poems (new ed.) 145 Your eyes Touched with a somewhat darker hue, And more aërially blue.
1869 J. Durand tr. H. Taine Italy v. i. 219 One gazes..as if suddenly released from life and soaring aerially above all things in light and in azure.
1910 Times 26 Oct. 6/2 The amount of explosives which could be carried aerially could not do much more than inflict local damage.
1954 O. Sitwell Four Continents v. 115 That mountain city in miniature, which, when you reach it, opens up to show..its own green system of life, of stone walls, vines and chestnut woods, poised aerially above the seagirt cities below.
2006 Environmental Health Perspectives 114 472/1 Fields surrounding the towns have monocropped fields with pesticide applied aerially.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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