单词 | fastingly |
释义 | † fastinglyadv. Obsolete. In a manner characterized by or suggestive of fasting; abstemiously, sparingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adverb] gnedelyc1000 fastinglya1425 scantlyc1440 sparinglyc1450 husbandly1532 savingly1534 sparely1559 charily1577 frugally1597 sparing1623 stintingly1857 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > fasting > [adverb] fastinglya1425 on an empty stomach1607 a1425 (?a1400) Pistle Discrecioun of Stirings (Harl. 674) in Deonise hid Diuinite (1955) 72 (MED) Þou arte silently spekyng & spekingly silent, fastyngly etyng and etyngly fasting. a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 162 Furst speke..For frutes a-fore mete to ete þem fastyngely. 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Hviijv My frende why lyke you still, To lyue in countrye fastynglye, Vppon a craggie hill? a1625 J. Fletcher Wit without Money (1639) iv. sig. H1 You shall..not dine neither, but fastingly. 1879 Judy 22 Sept. 449/2 Living fastly not seldom leads to having to live fastingly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021). < adv.a1425 |
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