aimlesslyadv.

Brit.

/ˈeɪmlᵻsli/, U.S.

/ˈeɪmlᵻsli/

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

Etymology: < aimless adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier aimless adj.

In an aimless manner; without direction, object, or purpose.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adverb] > unintentionally or involuntarily > aimlessly

about1638

designlessly1659

aimlessly1818

purposelessly1840

round1848

divaguely1857

objectlessly1860

motivelessly1867

unmeaningly1871

footlessly1916

1818 M. E. Budden Woman I. iii. 22 Susan's passions throve as luxuriantly as her faculties wantoned aimlessly.

a1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1872) 4th Ser. vi. 55 ‘We are consumed’—perish aimlessly like the grass.

1889 Voice (N.Y.) 12 Sept. Partisans in all stages of disgruntlement were wandering aimlessly about.

1924 A. D. H. Smith Porto Bello Gold xvii. 225 I saw a man in her foretop, aimlessly balancing a grenade.

1955 B. Pym Less than Angels ix. 112 She wandered aimlessly about the room, watching the darkness come outside.

2001 J. Qazi in M. Shamsie Leaving Home 182 The rabble of cousins milled about aimlessly, smirking and snickering.

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

单词	aimlessly
释义	aimlesslyadv. Brit. /ˈeɪmlᵻsli/, U.S. /ˈeɪmlᵻsli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aimless adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < aimless adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier aimless adj. In an aimless manner; without direction, object, or purpose. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adverb] > unintentionally or involuntarily > aimlessly about1638 designlessly1659 aimlessly1818 purposelessly1840 round1848 divaguely1857 objectlessly1860 motivelessly1867 unmeaningly1871 footlessly1916 1818 M. E. Budden Woman I. iii. 22 Susan's passions throve as luxuriantly as her faculties wantoned aimlessly. a1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1872) 4th Ser. vi. 55 ‘We are consumed’—perish aimlessly like the grass. 1889 Voice (N.Y.) 12 Sept. Partisans in all stages of disgruntlement were wandering aimlessly about. 1924 A. D. H. Smith Porto Bello Gold xvii. 225 I saw a man in her foretop, aimlessly balancing a grenade. 1955 B. Pym Less than Angels ix. 112 She wandered aimlessly about the room, watching the darkness come outside. 2001 J. Qazi in M. Shamsie Leaving Home 182 The rabble of cousins milled about aimlessly, smirking and snickering. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1818
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