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单词 delectably
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delectablyadv.

Brit. /dᵻˈlɛktəbli/, U.S. /dəˈlɛktəbli/, /diˈlɛktəbli/
Forms: late Middle English delectabely, 1500s dilectably, 1600s– delectably.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: delectable adj. -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < delectable adj. + -ly suffix2.Compare classical Latin dēlectābiliter (2nd cent. a.d. in Aulus Gellius).
In a delectable manner; delightfully; deliciously.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > [adverb]
delightably?c1400
deliciouslyc1405
delectably?a1425
joyfullyc1540
delightfully1576
delightsomely1576
delicately1587
adorably1715
delightingly1810
?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 185 Bryddes þat songen full delectabely.
?1545 J. Bale 2nd Pt. Image Both Churches sig. Bijv Of myrre, bawme, & aloes they dilectably smelle.
1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie ii. sig. Ee5 A neat Town, and very delectably seated.
1754 J. Shebbeare Marriage Act II. lxiii. 176 No Life could pass more delectably than his.
1931 Norwalk (Ohio) Reflector-Herald 28 May 3/2 Mrs. James Smith was delectably feminine and appealing in the role of Grace, for which she is particularly well cast.
2000 C. Hanger World Food: Morocco 49 This method of ‘dry-marinating’, typical to many Moroccan grills, allows the lamb to develop a crisp golden crust while the meat inside remains delectably tender.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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