humanelyadv.

Brit.

/hjʊˈmeɪnli/,

/ˌhjuːˈmeɪnli/, U.S.

/hjuˈmeɪnli/

Forms: late Middle English humanly, 1500s humaynlye, 1600s– humanely; Scottish pre-1700 humainlie, pre-1700 humainly, pre-1700 humanelie, pre-1700 humeanlie, 1700s– humanely.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: humane adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < humane adj. + -ly suffix². Compare later humanly adv.

In a humane manner; †courteously, graciously (obsolete); kindly, gently, compassionately.In quot. a1500: used ironically.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adverb]

welleOE

fairOE

methelyOE

menskly?c1225

hendilyc1275

hendlyc1275

courteouslyc1290

bonairc1330

bonairly1340

goodly1372

debonairlya1375

henda1375

kindlya1375

fairlyc1480

humanelya1500

handsomely1542

civilly1552

gallantly1611

civil1642

politely1748

nicely1864

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb] > humanely

manlya1375

humanly1594

humanelya1616

a1500 in R. L. Greene Early Eng. Carols (1935) 272 (MED) The gowd wyff ful humanly to hyr spowse gaue gownys.

1553 T. Paynell tr. Dares Faythfull & True Storye Destr. Troye sig. Avi ^v Because he hadde ben good to his subiectes, intreatynge them humaynlye and gentlye, [he] was muche set by, and beloued of all men.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 139 The king humainlie receives him..and honorablie sendis him hame.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) i. i. 18 If they would yeelde vs but the superfluitie..wee might guesse they releeued vs humanely .

a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 313 We shall herein act humanely, and like good friends.

1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxiv. 311 Humanely hear, and answer my demand.

1781 H. Downman tr. Voltaire Death of Caesar iii. iv, in tr. Voltaire Dramatic Wks. I. 362 Thou canst humanely pardon an offender, Oh Cæsar! let thy noble soul do more.

1828 Marly: Planter's Life in Jamaica 287 Show the British people that you are equally humanely disposed with themselves.

1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors III. xii. 258 But I'm bound to think humanely, be Christian, be kind, benignant, he thought, and he fetched the spirit required.

1961 Georgia Rev. Spring 10 In the pre-Civil War years, the South argued that the slave was not less humanely treated than the factory worker of the North.

2005 P. D. James Lighthouse i. vii. 62 I could wish we killed our food more humanely but I eat it without compunction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	humanely
释义	humanelyadv. Brit. /hjʊˈmeɪnli/, /ˌhjuːˈmeɪnli/, U.S. /hjuˈmeɪnli/ Forms: late Middle English humanly, 1500s humaynlye, 1600s– humanely; Scottish pre-1700 humainlie, pre-1700 humainly, pre-1700 humanelie, pre-1700 humeanlie, 1700s– humanely. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: humane adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < humane adj. + -ly suffix². Compare later humanly adv. In a humane manner; †courteously, graciously (obsolete); kindly, gently, compassionately.In quot. a1500: used ironically. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adverb] welleOE fairOE methelyOE menskly?c1225 hendilyc1275 hendlyc1275 courteouslyc1290 bonairc1330 bonairly1340 goodly1372 debonairlya1375 henda1375 kindlya1375 fairlyc1480 humanelya1500 handsomely1542 civilly1552 gallantly1611 civil1642 politely1748 nicely1864 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb] > humanely manlya1375 humanly1594 humanelya1616 a1500 in R. L. Greene Early Eng. Carols (1935) 272 (MED) The gowd wyff ful humanly to hyr spowse gaue gownys. 1553 T. Paynell tr. Dares Faythfull & True Storye Destr. Troye sig. Avi ^v Because he hadde ben good to his subiectes, intreatynge them humaynlye and gentlye, [he] was muche set by, and beloued of all men. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 139 The king humainlie receives him..and honorablie sendis him hame. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) i. i. 18 If they would yeelde vs but the superfluitie..wee might guesse they releeued vs humanely . View more context for this quotation a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 313 We shall herein act humanely, and like good friends. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxiv. 311 Humanely hear, and answer my demand. 1781 H. Downman tr. Voltaire Death of Caesar iii. iv, in tr. Voltaire Dramatic Wks. I. 362 Thou canst humanely pardon an offender, Oh Cæsar! let thy noble soul do more. 1828 Marly: Planter's Life in Jamaica 287 Show the British people that you are equally humanely disposed with themselves. 1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors III. xii. 258 But I'm bound to think humanely, be Christian, be kind, benignant, he thought, and he fetched the spirit required. 1961 Georgia Rev. Spring 10 In the pre-Civil War years, the South argued that the slave was not less humanely treated than the factory worker of the North. 2005 P. D. James Lighthouse i. vii. 62 I could wish we killed our food more humanely but I eat it without compunction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.a1500
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