单词 | drawingly |
释义 | drawinglyadv. In a slow, hesitating, or drawn-out manner; in a drawling manner, drawlingly.Some later examples may represent errors for drawlingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adverb] > in a drawling manner drawingly1578 drawlingly1633 1578 T. Cooper Thesaurus (new ed.) Ductim... With leisure: by little and little: drawingly. a1626 F. Bacon Ess. on Death in Remaines (1648) 6 To speak leisurely, and rather drawingly, than hastily. 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 18 Scarce the space, wherein any one might drawingly pronounce four syllables. 1798 Morning Chron. 3 Jan. At length, however, Mr. Dundas rather drawingly confesses that..this ought to be done. 1891 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 27 Dec. 10/5 He then spoke drawingly, which was considered a sign of his stupidity. 1991 J. Macnamara in R. L. Cooper & B. Spolsky Infl. Lang. on Culture & Thought 52 The word sounds differently when pronounced rapidly or drawingly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < adv.1578 |
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