immodestlyadv.

/ɪˈmɒdɪstli/

Etymology: < immodest adj. + -ly suffix².

In an immodest manner.

1. With excessive self-assertion; arrogantly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > lack of humility > [adverb]

immodestly1600

1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill Apol. A iij To surmise that I have spoken of them, either with passion or immodestlie.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 123 I will not speake injuriously of your deserts, nor immodestly of mine owne.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 138 Himself not immodestly claimed the civic wreath for having saved the lives of fellow-citizens.

2. Improperly, indelicately, indecently.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adverb] > immodestly

unmodestly1565

immodestly1576

1576 J. Woolton Christian Man. sig. L.iii^v He would haue vs lyue soberly,..not wantonly, not immodestly, not incontinentlye.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xii. sig. Z8^v Throwing forth lewd wordes immodestly.

a1638 J. Mede Disc. Divers Texts 259 (T.) These Corinthian women..discovered their faces immodestly in the congregation.

1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel I. 217 She wears..her petticoats immodestly scanty.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	immodestly
释义	immodestlyadv. /ɪˈmɒdɪstli/ Etymology: < immodest adj. + -ly suffix². In an immodest manner. 1. With excessive self-assertion; arrogantly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > lack of humility > [adverb] immodestly1600 1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill Apol. A iij To surmise that I have spoken of them, either with passion or immodestlie. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 123 I will not speake injuriously of your deserts, nor immodestly of mine owne. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 138 Himself not immodestly claimed the civic wreath for having saved the lives of fellow-citizens. 2. Improperly, indelicately, indecently. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adverb] > immodestly unmodestly1565 immodestly1576 1576 J. Woolton Christian Man. sig. L.iii^v He would haue vs lyue soberly,..not wantonly, not immodestly, not incontinentlye. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xii. sig. Z8^v Throwing forth lewd wordes immodestly. a1638 J. Mede Disc. Divers Texts 259 (T.) These Corinthian women..discovered their faces immodestly in the congregation. 1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel I. 217 She wears..her petticoats immodestly scanty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adv.1576
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