diffuselyadv.

Brit.

/dᵻˈfjuːsli/, U.S.

/dᵻˈfjusli/

Forms: see diffuse adj. and -ly suffix².

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

Etymology: < diffuse adj. + -ly suffix². Compare classical Latin diffūsē amply, expansively.

1. In many words, at length; discursively; verbosely.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] > verbosely

diffuselya1425

verboselya1425

wordily1522

diffusedly1568

discoursively1610

wordishly1657

diffusively1787

verbose1791

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 391 It sufficide to Mathew to telle how Crist bicam man.., biginnynge at Abraham. But Luk..telliþ more diffuseli how man stieþ up to God, from Adam to þe Trinite.

1531 tr. E. Fox et al. Determinations Moste Famous Vniuersities f. 11^v Euery man sayd his mynde and the matter was debated and resoned diffusely and at large.

1662 J. Glanvill Lux Orientalis xi. 113 These places have bin more diffusely urged in a late discourse to this purpose.

1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric II. xviii. 14 A sentiment, which, expressed diffusely, will barely be admitted to be just, expressed concisely, will be admired as spirited.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. iv. 403 That great branch of ethics..has been so diffusely handled by the casuists..that Grotius deserves..credit for the brevity with which he has laid down the simple principles.

1886 L. Campbell & E. Abbott Sophocles (rev. ed.) II. 129 Creon's remark is intended to draw a distinction between speaking diffusely and speaking to the point.

1919 Econ. Geol. 14 646 The papers are rather diffusely written and abound in repetitions.

2006 M. S. Muldoon Tricks of Time 266 This passage..much more concisely distinguishes durée from ordinary time; however, the same understanding of durée is stated more diffusely in Time and Free Will.

†2. Confusedly; obscurely. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adverb]

deeplyc888

highOE

darkOE

dimly?c1225

darklyc1350

mistilya1382

murklya1400

subtlya1500

obscurelya1527

confuselya1530

diffuselyc1530

confusedly?1531

diffusedly1567

difficultly1568

indistinctly1580

enigmatically1590

perplexedly1603

subtilely1605

abstrusely1611

cloudily1651

oracularly1654

perplexly1670

reclusely1673

irrecognizably1841

Pickwickianly1866

delphically1927

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adverb] > obscurely

obscurelya1527

diffuselyc1530

infinitely1530

diffusedly1567

cloudily1651

shadowishlya1680

vaguely1781

nebulouslya1796

undefinably1796

undefinedly1827

hazily1830

c1530 A. Barclay Egloges ii. sig. Liij^v Dyffusly thou spekyst, & to vnderstande.

a1556 T. Cranmer Aunswere vnto Craftie & Sophisticall Cauillation (1580) 352 Eyther I vnderstand you not in this place (you speake so diffusely) or els that thing which the Master spake,..you cal it a tollerable conceit fondly vttered.

3. In many or all directions; with wide dispersion; so as to be widespread or scattered.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [adverb] > in a spreading manner

diffusely1552

diffusedly1591

spreadingly1600

diffusively?1623

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Diffuselye, diffuse.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Diffusè Diffusely as it were scattered here and there.

1639 J. Sherburne tr. Ovid Heroical Epist. sig. C3 Leaves when dry, Which 'fore each easie gale diffusely flye.

1685 P. Rycaut Continuation 38 in tr. Platina Lives Popes That Cause..began now to dilate and spread more diffusely amongst the people.

1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia vi. 936 Pleas'd that her magic Fame diffusely flies.

1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. 2nd Ser. in Wks. I. 464/2 The sun colours the sky most deeply and most diffusely when he hath sunk below the horizon.

1874 tr. E. Lommel Nature of Light (ed. 4) 12 The light is diffusely reflected from their surface.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1308 In a simple animal like a sea-anemone there is no brain nor nerve-centre of any kind, but there are numerous neurons diffusely distributed.

1963 P. A. Munz Calif. Mountain Wildflowers (1972) 34 A low diffusely branched shrub.

2005 Pathol. Res. & Pract. 200 813 As this lesion was found to be growing diffusely along the bronchial tree, a left pneumonectomy was performed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	diffusely
释义	diffuselyadv. Brit. /dᵻˈfjuːsli/, U.S. /dᵻˈfjusli/ Forms: see diffuse adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: diffuse adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < diffuse adj. + -ly suffix². Compare classical Latin diffūsē amply, expansively. 1. In many words, at length; discursively; verbosely. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] > verbosely diffuselya1425 verboselya1425 wordily1522 diffusedly1568 discoursively1610 wordishly1657 diffusively1787 verbose1791 a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 391 It sufficide to Mathew to telle how Crist bicam man.., biginnynge at Abraham. But Luk..telliþ more diffuseli how man stieþ up to God, from Adam to þe Trinite. 1531 tr. E. Fox et al. Determinations Moste Famous Vniuersities f. 11^v Euery man sayd his mynde and the matter was debated and resoned diffusely and at large. 1662 J. Glanvill Lux Orientalis xi. 113 These places have bin more diffusely urged in a late discourse to this purpose. 1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric II. xviii. 14 A sentiment, which, expressed diffusely, will barely be admitted to be just, expressed concisely, will be admired as spirited. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. iv. 403 That great branch of ethics..has been so diffusely handled by the casuists..that Grotius deserves..credit for the brevity with which he has laid down the simple principles. 1886 L. Campbell & E. Abbott Sophocles (rev. ed.) II. 129 Creon's remark is intended to draw a distinction between speaking diffusely and speaking to the point. 1919 Econ. Geol. 14 646 The papers are rather diffusely written and abound in repetitions. 2006 M. S. Muldoon Tricks of Time 266 This passage..much more concisely distinguishes durée from ordinary time; however, the same understanding of durée is stated more diffusely in Time and Free Will. †2. Confusedly; obscurely. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adverb] deeplyc888 highOE darkOE dimly?c1225 darklyc1350 mistilya1382 murklya1400 subtlya1500 obscurelya1527 confuselya1530 diffuselyc1530 confusedly?1531 diffusedly1567 difficultly1568 indistinctly1580 enigmatically1590 perplexedly1603 subtilely1605 abstrusely1611 cloudily1651 oracularly1654 perplexly1670 reclusely1673 irrecognizably1841 Pickwickianly1866 delphically1927 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adverb] > obscurely obscurelya1527 diffuselyc1530 infinitely1530 diffusedly1567 cloudily1651 shadowishlya1680 vaguely1781 nebulouslya1796 undefinably1796 undefinedly1827 hazily1830 c1530 A. Barclay Egloges ii. sig. Liij^v Dyffusly thou spekyst, & to vnderstande. a1556 T. Cranmer Aunswere vnto Craftie & Sophisticall Cauillation (1580) 352 Eyther I vnderstand you not in this place (you speake so diffusely) or els that thing which the Master spake,..you cal it a tollerable conceit fondly vttered. 3. In many or all directions; with wide dispersion; so as to be widespread or scattered. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [adverb] > in a spreading manner diffusely1552 diffusedly1591 spreadingly1600 diffusively?1623 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Diffuselye, diffuse. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Diffusè Diffusely as it were scattered here and there. 1639 J. Sherburne tr. Ovid Heroical Epist. sig. C3 Leaves when dry, Which 'fore each easie gale diffusely flye. 1685 P. Rycaut Continuation 38 in tr. Platina Lives Popes That Cause..began now to dilate and spread more diffusely amongst the people. 1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia vi. 936 Pleas'd that her magic Fame diffusely flies. 1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. 2nd Ser. in Wks. I. 464/2 The sun colours the sky most deeply and most diffusely when he hath sunk below the horizon. 1874 tr. E. Lommel Nature of Light (ed. 4) 12 The light is diffusely reflected from their surface. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1308 In a simple animal like a sea-anemone there is no brain nor nerve-centre of any kind, but there are numerous neurons diffusely distributed. 1963 P. A. Munz Calif. Mountain Wildflowers (1972) 34 A low diffusely branched shrub. 2005 Pathol. Res. & Pract. 200 813 As this lesion was found to be growing diffusely along the bronchial tree, a left pneumonectomy was performed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.a1425
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