dovelikeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈdʌvlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈdəvˌɡlaɪk/

Forms: see dove n. and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dove n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < dove n. + -like suffix.

Like a dove; after the manner of a dove.

ΚΠ

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. viii. sig. Kkk.vij/1 Doue-like simplicitie.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 21 Thou [O Spirit]..Dove-like satst brooding on the vast Abyss.

1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 18 Where Peace..scatters Blessings from her Dove-like Wing.

1810 W. Cobbett Hist. Protestant Reformation xiii. §380 They have not always been in the same dove-like mood.

1930 R. Campbell Adamastor 71 With dove-like voices call the distant fillies.

1968 Listener 20 June 816/3 Even a journalist from the dove-like New York Times was seen wielding a sub-machine-gun during the Tet offensive.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dovelike
释义	dovelikeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈdʌvlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈdəvˌɡlaɪk/ Forms: see dove n. and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dove n., -like suffix. Etymology: < dove n. + -like suffix. Like a dove; after the manner of a dove. ΚΠ 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. viii. sig. Kkk.vij/1 Doue-like simplicitie. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 21 Thou [O Spirit]..Dove-like satst brooding on the vast Abyss. View more context for this quotation 1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 18 Where Peace..scatters Blessings from her Dove-like Wing. 1810 W. Cobbett Hist. Protestant Reformation xiii. §380 They have not always been in the same dove-like mood. 1930 R. Campbell Adamastor 71 With dove-like voices call the distant fillies. 1968 Listener 20 June 816/3 Even a journalist from the dove-like New York Times was seen wielding a sub-machine-gun during the Tet offensive. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1577
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