单词 | deliciously |
释义 | deliciouslyadv.ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > [adverb] > gratifying luxuriously deliciouslyc1300 delicately1357 voluptuously1532 lusciously1566 luxuriously1605 c1300 Ministry & Passion of Christ (Laud) (1873) l. 151 He tolde ane bitale of a riche man..Þat ladde is lijf wel deliciousliche, Icloþed in pourpre and palle. a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 6616 Anoþer spyce ys yn glotonye, To ete ouer delycyusly. c1440 in G. G. Perry Eng. Prose Treat. (1921) 6 A ȝonge mane..vn-chastely and delycyousely lyfande and full of many synnys, laye seke to þe dede. 1557 Bible (Whittingham) Luke xvi. 19 A certayne ryche man, which..fared deliciously euery day. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 102 The King..deliciously tooke his pleasure. a1800 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad xxiv, in tr. Homer Iliad & Odyssey (1802) II. 56 The lion..Makes inroad on the flocks, that he may fare Deliciously at cost of mortal man. 2. a. In a manner which provides great enjoyment, or which is pleasing to the senses (particularly the taste or smell); delightfully; agreeably. ΘΚΠ 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 c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Squire's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 71 Herknynge his Mynstrals hir thynges pleye Biforn hym at the bord deliciously. 1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. aviijv/2 He..repayred the places ryght delycyously. 1669 tr. Duc de Guise Mem. iii. 317 We drank all sorts of iced waters which are made better and more deliciously in Naples than in any other part of Italy. 1789 A. Young Jrnl. 24 Dec. in Trav. France (1792) i. 259 There was something so deliciously amiable in her character. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi v. 106 The air was deliciously cool. 1948 San Antonio (Texas) Light 28 Jan. 14 a (advt.) Golden fried tortilla strips, deliciously spiced, topped with mellow, melted cheese and garnished with chili jalapeno bits. 2014 Times (Nexis) 28 June 32 A deliciously macabre tale of a family tainted by bad blood and darker secrets. b. With a feeling or sense of great enjoyment or pleasure; with relish. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adverb] gladlyc900 hightlyOE blithelyc1000 merryOE joyfullyc1330 gamelya1375 glada1400 merrilyc1400 joyinglyc1430 gladfully?c1450 joyously1474 deliciously1481 gladsomely1487 mirthfully1508 delightfully?1567 delightingly1602 delightedly1654 on wings1859 1481 W. Caxton tr. Siege & Conqueste Jerusalem (1893) cxxviii. 192 Who that had founden a deed hound or Catte, They ete it delyciously in stede of grete delices. 1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 239 He deliciously imbibes the Elogies that are given him. 1799 R. Southey Love Elegies iv O'er the page of Love's despair, My Delia bent deliciously to grieve. 1864 W. W. Skeat tr. J. L. Uhland Songs & Ballads 294 Beneath its shade he oft would sit And dream deliciously. 1909 Pacific Monthly Oct. 357/2 He seemed to roll the thought deliciously in his mind a moment, and then looked up. 2010 A. Van Heugten Saving Max v. 39 She shakes a cigarette from the pack. She lights it; inhales deliciously. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > affection > [adverb] sweetly?c1225 dearworthlyc1230 kindlya1325 dearc1330 dearworthilya1400 chislyc1400 affectiouslya1420 deliciouslyc1425 affectuouslyc1430 affectually1447 cherishlyc1475 fondly1561 affectionately1604 affectedly1609 affly1779 attachedly1794 c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 61 His hors, that so deliciously he louyd, and so negligently hadde lost. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. cxliijv/1 An heremyte..reteyned nothyng but a catte, wyth whyche he playde ofte, and helde it in hys lappe delyciously. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxixv/2 She [sc. Love]..gan deliciously me comforte with sugred wordes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1300 |
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