单词 | follily |
释义 | † follilyadv. Obsolete. 1. Foolishly, unwisely. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adverb] unwiselyc897 dizzilyc1175 folly?c1225 canglichec1230 mazedlya1250 follilyc1330 unskilfully1340 unwittily1362 lewdlyc1380 nicelya1387 fondlya1450 nicea1450 foolishlyc1450 foliously1481 ineptly1523 peevishly?1529 simply1535 insipiently1536 senselessly1561 fonly1579 sillilyc1598 perperously1657 insipidly1699 daftly1724 silly1731 stupid?1757 dawkinly1763 fool-like1800 unsagely1801 spoonily1861 assishly1863 ill-advisedly1879 c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 462 Oþer..y can nouȝt, Or folily ȝe hem spille. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 4596 Faire fader, bi mi feiþ folili ȝe wrouȝten. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xvii. l. 234 To teche..how þe [emended in ed. to þat] folke folyliche here fif wittes myspenden. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 171 Thei wolen seie sturdili and folili. 1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 192 From losing of time, follily in lust. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. l. 18639 To quhome the Britis follilie gaif feild. 2. Wickedly, sinfully. ΚΠ a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 2831 Eueyl he vowed, and swore hys oth, Þer-for with hym ys now god wroth. For ouþer mede wuld she haue none, But þe hede of swete seynt Ion... Folylyche, certeyn, Eroud swore. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 23326 Þai þe sorfuller sal be þat losen folili has þat le. c1475 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Cambr.) (1935) ii. A. l. 2843 So folilie without cause to slee a man. a1500 Rev. Methodius in Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. (1918) 33 157 Þe deuyll..with hys sleytys faly & slay. He made Eue to hym assente. And sythyn Adam folyly. 3. Lewdly, unchastely. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [adverb] follyc1225 unchastely1340 follilyc1400 whorishly1538 incontinently1552 uncontinently1565 lightlya1745 sluttishly1952 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 696 And fylter folyly in fere on femmalez wyse. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 159 I haue my body folily despended. 1485–6 W. Caxton tr. Laurent Ryal Bk. cxxviii. sig. ovv By folyly touchyng in hym self, or in his wyf, or in other that is werse, be it man or be it woman. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin i. 7 Yef ye do as folily as your syster dede, ye sholde be deed therfore. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.c1330 |
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