agilelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈadʒʌɪl(l)i/, U.S.

/ˈædʒə(l)li/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agile adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < agile adj. + -ly suffix². N.E.D. (1884) also gives the pronunciation (æ·dʒilli) /ˈædʒɪllɪ/ (see note at agile adj.).

In an agile manner; with agility, nimbly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > bodily movement > [adverb] > agilely or nimbly

lighteOE

lightly?a1200

wightlyc1330

deliverlya1375

swipperly?a1400

wakerly?a1400

wighta1400

yaplya1400

featlyc1400

nimblyc1450

lightsomely1561

nimble1568

wimbly1594

yarelya1616

yare1622

featilya1640

agilely1663

cleverly1686

spry1855

lissomely1902

spryly1905

cattishly1913

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus liv. 589 The engines whereby he should doe, move not agilely, nor evenly, but have unequal pulses.

1789 tr. A. Verri Adventures Sappho I. iv. 99 But Phaon agilely giving way a little to the violent shocks, managed himself like the reed in a blast of wind.

1866 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 311 Striding grandly from tuft to tuft, splashing into soft places, lighting agilely on boulders.

1928 Daily Tel. 7 Feb. 4/7 Splendid and Partner can roller-skate as agilely on one table as Barrie Oliver can dance on another.

2003 R. MacFarlane Mountains of Mind (2004) v. 150 Fountains that leapt agilely and repetitively from font to pond.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agilely
释义	agilelyadv. Brit. /ˈadʒʌɪl(l)i/, U.S. /ˈædʒə(l)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agile adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < agile adj. + -ly suffix². N.E.D. (1884) also gives the pronunciation (æ·dʒilli) /ˈædʒɪllɪ/ (see note at agile adj.). In an agile manner; with agility, nimbly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > bodily movement > [adverb] > agilely or nimbly lighteOE lightly?a1200 wightlyc1330 deliverlya1375 swipperly?a1400 wakerly?a1400 wighta1400 yaplya1400 featlyc1400 nimblyc1450 lightsomely1561 nimble1568 wimbly1594 yarelya1616 yare1622 featilya1640 agilely1663 cleverly1686 spry1855 lissomely1902 spryly1905 cattishly1913 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus liv. 589 The engines whereby he should doe, move not agilely, nor evenly, but have unequal pulses. 1789 tr. A. Verri Adventures Sappho I. iv. 99 But Phaon agilely giving way a little to the violent shocks, managed himself like the reed in a blast of wind. 1866 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 311 Striding grandly from tuft to tuft, splashing into soft places, lighting agilely on boulders. 1928 Daily Tel. 7 Feb. 4/7 Splendid and Partner can roller-skate as agilely on one table as Barrie Oliver can dance on another. 2003 R. MacFarlane Mountains of Mind (2004) v. 150 Fountains that leapt agilely and repetitively from font to pond. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1663
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