单词 | friendlily |
释义 | friendlilyadv. In a friendly manner; like a friend; amicably. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adverb] friendlyeOE wellOE friendfullyc1379 amiablya1400 lovelilya1400 peacefullya1400 friendlike?a1513 friendlilyc1550 chummily1934 matily1941 c1550 Isle of Ladies (1987) 210 More frindlyely Unto my ladye, and goodlelye, He spake. 1632 J. Vicars tr. Virgil XII Aeneids viii. 227 Æneas..friendlily thus answered his demand. 1680 Earl Rochester's Will in Wills Doctor's Comm. (Camden) 140 Soe long as my wife shall..friendlily live with my mother. c1728 Earl of Ailesbury Mem. (1890) 651 We discoursed friendlily on several subjects. 1792 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina (new ed.) 225 The Spaniards receive them very friendlily. 1829 S. Turner Mod. Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. ii. xi. 356 She sent the two nobles..to persuade him..to come back friendlily to her. 1883 R. Broughton Belinda I. i. vii. 116 Nodding friendlily to the powdery miller as they pass. 1923 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Jan. 12/4 Thanking you for you friendlily critical review. 1966 P. Larkin Let. 8 Oct. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 386 I only hope it can be done friendlily, because we do have to have a lot to do with each other anyway. 2002 I. Knight Don't you want Me? iv. 43 He doesn't move, or stand up, but remains on his haunches, smiling at me friendlily. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1550 |
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