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单词 ambagiously
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ambagiouslyadv.

Brit. /amˈbeɪdʒəsli/, U.S. /æmˈbeɪdʒəsli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ambagious adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < ambagious adj. + -ly suffix2.Compare post-classical Latin ambagiose (a1540).
rare.
In a roundabout manner; circuitously, indirectly.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > indirect action or process > [adverb]
sidelya1425
through the sides of?1560
collaterally1610
by the waya1616
sidewise1654
secretly1656
slantinglya1677
ambagiously1678
circuitously1797
sideways1876
in-circle1883
1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iii. 155* The Medicinal Art..doth its Work Ambagiously, by the..use of such Medicaments, as do but conduce..to help that which is Nature indeed.
2004 J. Wolfe Humanism, Machinery, & Renaissance Lit. iii. 109 The concealed speaking tubes employed by the ancient Picts preserve the secrets they ambagiously convey more securely than direct, immediate speech.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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