单词 | designlessly |
释义 | designlesslyadv. Now rare. In a designless manner; with no specific purpose or intention. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adverb] > unintentionally or involuntarily > aimlessly about1638 designlessly1659 aimlessly1818 purposelessly1840 round1848 divaguely1857 objectlessly1860 motivelessly1867 unmeaningly1871 footlessly1916 1659 R. Boyle Some Motives & Incentives to Love of God 81 His [sc. the Sun's] Visits are made designlessly. a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) VI. 30 Not rashly or designlessly shuffled by a blind hazard. 1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. I Designlessly, Without intention, ignorantly, inadvertently. 1857 Cosmopolitan Art Jrnl. 2 9/3 His frame was only automatical, working designlessly, but still with an impulse uncontrollable. 1947 S. Sassoon Early March in Coll. Poems (1984) 278 Designlessly in love with life unlived, I go. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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