furtherlyadj.adv.
A. adj. Obsolete exc. dialect.
a. Adapted to further, favourable.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > [adjective]
furthering1418
furtherlya1535
furtherous1597
proficient1614
speedinga1625
promovent1625
furthersome1627
forwarding1691
a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 38/1 He..thought that their deuision shoulde bee..a fortherlye begynnynge to the pursuite of his intente.
b. In a forward condition, advanced.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [adjective] > advanced towards completion
forward1526
furtherly1571
forwardly1598
advanced1646
progressed1842
toward1893
1571 in J. Raine Depositions Courts Durham (1845) 238 The matter was so furtherlye bytwix them 2, that neither his frends nor hir frends can hynder the same.
c. dialect. (See quot. 1855.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > flourishing
flourishinga1340
bloomingc1375
wally?a1513
florent1542
vigent1590
thriving1647
pinguescent1852
furtherly1855
1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 65 Furtherly, forward and flourishing.
a. In an onward direction, in advance; hence, completely, thoroughly.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [adverb]
awayeOE
forneOE
forthc1000
forthwardc1175
furtherlyc1175
toforec1330
forea1400
forwarda1400
furtherwarda1400
avauntc1400
forwardsc1400
onwardc1425
toward1426
forouth1487
up to ——1516
forth on1529
onwards1540
aheada1615
forrita1796
advancingly1820
onwardly1831
forwardly1876
the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adverb] > completely or thoroughly
welleOE
furtherlyc1175
through and through?1316
perfectlya1400
radically?a1425
roundly?a1425
substantiallya1425
perfectc1425
thoroughly1442
substantiallyc1449
throughlya1450
naitlyc1450
through1472
surely?a1475
cleanc1475
through stitch1573
fundamentally1587
down1616
perfectedly1692
minutely1796
homea1825
good1834
rotten1840
out1971
full on1979
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 14812 He [Faraon] comm swa forrþerrliȝ. Þatt all hiss follc wass inne.
a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 105 Þet oðer is. ðet he furðerluker [?c1225 Cleo. forðere; c1230 Corpus forðluker] echeð his pine.
a1300 Cursor Mundi 1585 Þe find wend..þat..Man kind war til his wil bekend Sua forþerli þat [etc.].
c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xxxi. 141 Þir husband sall hafe his actioun agaynes him before þe iusticez of þe land, als fortherly as he had bene aboute for to slae him.
b. = further adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > to or by a greater distance > to or at a greater distance
furthermorec1175
overmorec1175
farc1200
fartherc1330
farthermorec1380
yondera1387
furtherc1400
lengerc1425
furtherlya1513
yondermair1513
yonderward1513
furtherfortha1542
still1602
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxl. f. lxxv To the correccyon of suche as be lerned, & not oonly to Englysshe reders as there is fortherly declarid.
1523 Act 14 & 15 Hen. VIII c. 5 §2 That it pleas your Highnes with th' assent..furtherlie to enacte ordeign and stablisshe that [etc.].
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