epicallyadv.

Brit.

/ˈɛpᵻkli/, U.S.

/ˈɛpək(ə)li/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: epic adj., -ally suffix; epical adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: Partly < epic adj. + -ally suffix, and partly < epical adj. + -ly suffix². Compare epicly adv.

In an epic manner; in the style of an epic poem.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > narrative poem > [adverb] > in manner of epic or heroic

heroically1579

epically1804

epicly1831

1804 Misc. in Prose I. 65 I will epically hasten in medias res at once.

1819 London Lit. Gaz. 12 June 378 The ladder is epically raised in dignity.

1863 Athenæum 8 Aug. 176/3 We have seen Milton's vision of Eden treated in fond fancy epically..by a small versifier.

1882 R. L. Stevenson in Longman's Mag. Nov. 73 Typical incidents, epically conceived, fitly embodying a crisis.

1911 Musical Herald Aug. 246/1 The treatment of the subject is lyric throughout, with one exception, the story of the Birth of Christ being told epically.

1979 London Mag. Aug. 62 It is an epically conceived work.

2011 Telegraph (India) (Nexis) 31 May Despite being epically long, the film had to pare down the original story.

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

单词	epically
释义	epicallyadv. Brit. /ˈɛpᵻkli/, U.S. /ˈɛpək(ə)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: epic adj., -ally suffix; epical adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: Partly < epic adj. + -ally suffix, and partly < epical adj. + -ly suffix². Compare epicly adv. In an epic manner; in the style of an epic poem. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > narrative poem > [adverb] > in manner of epic or heroic heroically1579 epically1804 epicly1831 1804 Misc. in Prose I. 65 I will epically hasten in medias res at once. 1819 London Lit. Gaz. 12 June 378 The ladder is epically raised in dignity. 1863 Athenæum 8 Aug. 176/3 We have seen Milton's vision of Eden treated in fond fancy epically..by a small versifier. 1882 R. L. Stevenson in Longman's Mag. Nov. 73 Typical incidents, epically conceived, fitly embodying a crisis. 1911 Musical Herald Aug. 246/1 The treatment of the subject is lyric throughout, with one exception, the story of the Birth of Christ being told epically. 1979 London Mag. Aug. 62 It is an epically conceived work. 2011 Telegraph (India) (Nexis) 31 May Despite being epically long, the film had to pare down the original story. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1804
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