importantlyadv.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpɔːtntli/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpɔrd(ə)ntli/

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

Etymology: < important adj. + -ly suffix². Compare French †importamment in an important manner (1606).

a. In an important manner; to an important degree or extent; significantly, weightily.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb]

weightily1552

importantly1600

material1653

materially1654

eventfully1795

significantly1871

1600 tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles 71 Thou maist adde this other [title] of Gloriosa, for hauing succoured importantly so great a squadron of vain-glorious fooles.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. iv. 19 When they..haue both their eyes And eares so cloy'd importantly as now.

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 222 The publique was so importantly concerned.

1707 J. Woodward Fair Warnings to Careless World v. 125 The Principles of Religion..concern us so nearly and so importantly.

1796 A. Hamilton Let. 30 July in Papers (1974) XX. 265 (note) To render this act importantly and lastingly useful.

1861 G. Wilson & A. Geikie Mem. E. Forbes xiv. 498 Noting not a little that bore importantly upon questions that were engaging..attention.

1878 J. C. Collins Introd. Tourneur's Plays 25 Fifteen popular ballads..some of which..importantly illustrate Shakespeare.

1927 Genetic Psychol. Monogr. 4 23 From the lowland gorillas of West Africa it [sc. the mountain gorilla] differs importantly in many respects.

1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate vii. 287 It appeared that Ruth assumed Barbara to be someone importantly on her side.

2008 Las Vegas Rev.-Jrnl. (Nexis) 13 Apr. 2 k The site still figures importantly in the religious beliefs of the native Mojave people.

b. Forming a sentence adverb, frequently preceded by an adverb of degree, as more, most, etc., and used to emphasize a significant point or matter: what is (more, most, etc.) important; (more, most, etc.) significantly. (Now the most common sense.)In some contexts interchangeable with important: see important adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > of greater importance

in overbalance1735

importantly1841

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > most importantly

foremostOE

primarily1587

in (also for, on, upon) the maina1591

mainly1640

perpendicularly1658

capitally1679

paramountly1798

leadingly1801

importantly1841

1841 Sc. Christian Herald 2 Oct. 628/1 She had been brought up partly by religious parents, but more importantly as it affected her ideas and manners, in the house of a very worthy gentlewoman.

1886 Cincinnati Lancet-Clinic 17 Apr. 446/2 Further and more importantly, thorough and complete drainage of the bladder may be secured.

1914 T. De Laguna Introd. Sci. Ethics xviii. 403 The great men..are signalized, not only by the discoveries they have made, but also, and perhaps more importantly, by the problems they have raised.

1941 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 45 309 Just as importantly, the chart is of extreme value in forming any decisions as to the desirability of modifying..the track.

1972 Daily Tel. 31 Oct. 14/6 But, importantly in this case, there is a well-built girl attendant who is chased about the stage [etc.].

1986 R. B. Morrison & C. R. Wilson Native Peoples xxv. 506 Spring, Sockeye, and Cohoe salmon were favoured for fresh consumption, while the Pink, and most importantly, the Dog salmon were preserved.

2003 Guardian 26 July (Weekend Suppl.) 7/3 More importantly, there is no English law against drinking in the street.

2. With an air of importance; in a manner designed to draw attention to one's own importance; pompously, grandiosely.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-importance > [adverb]

cock-tail1600

importantly1734

consequentially1788

self-importantly1828

1734 H. Carey Trag. Chrononhotonthologos 17 (stage direct.) They whisper importantly.

1773 Anchoret III. xxxi. 23 Looking most importantly grave, he said,—‘I should regard myself truly miserable.’

1827 J. Barrington Personal Sketches Own Times II. 147 I will proceed at once to the little narrative thus importantly prefaced.

1909 Daily Chron. 27 Aug. 7/6 One treading softly..the other loudly, creakily, and importantly.

1917 S. McKenna Sonia vii. 327 Summertown..strutted importantly across to us. ‘I don't mind telling you fellows there's been a run on the Bank to-day,’ he said.

2010 E. Thompson Nanny McPhee Returns 136 ‘What we need are tactics,’ he said importantly. ‘A movement order. A plan.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	importantly
释义	importantlyadv. Brit. /ɪmˈpɔːtntli/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpɔrd(ə)ntli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: important adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < important adj. + -ly suffix². Compare French †importamment in an important manner (1606). 1. a. In an important manner; to an important degree or extent; significantly, weightily. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] weightily1552 importantly1600 material1653 materially1654 eventfully1795 significantly1871 1600 tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles 71 Thou maist adde this other [title] of Gloriosa, for hauing succoured importantly so great a squadron of vain-glorious fooles. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. iv. 19 When they..haue both their eyes And eares so cloy'd importantly as now. View more context for this quotation 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 222 The publique was so importantly concerned. 1707 J. Woodward Fair Warnings to Careless World v. 125 The Principles of Religion..concern us so nearly and so importantly. 1796 A. Hamilton Let. 30 July in Papers (1974) XX. 265 (note) To render this act importantly and lastingly useful. 1861 G. Wilson & A. Geikie Mem. E. Forbes xiv. 498 Noting not a little that bore importantly upon questions that were engaging..attention. 1878 J. C. Collins Introd. Tourneur's Plays 25 Fifteen popular ballads..some of which..importantly illustrate Shakespeare. 1927 Genetic Psychol. Monogr. 4 23 From the lowland gorillas of West Africa it [sc. the mountain gorilla] differs importantly in many respects. 1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate vii. 287 It appeared that Ruth assumed Barbara to be someone importantly on her side. 2008 Las Vegas Rev.-Jrnl. (Nexis) 13 Apr. 2 k The site still figures importantly in the religious beliefs of the native Mojave people. b. Forming a sentence adverb, frequently preceded by an adverb of degree, as more, most, etc., and used to emphasize a significant point or matter: what is (more, most, etc.) important; (more, most, etc.) significantly. (Now the most common sense.)In some contexts interchangeable with important: see important adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > of greater importance in overbalance1735 importantly1841 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > most importantly foremostOE primarily1587 in (also for, on, upon) the maina1591 mainly1640 perpendicularly1658 capitally1679 paramountly1798 leadingly1801 importantly1841 1841 Sc. Christian Herald 2 Oct. 628/1 She had been brought up partly by religious parents, but more importantly as it affected her ideas and manners, in the house of a very worthy gentlewoman. 1886 Cincinnati Lancet-Clinic 17 Apr. 446/2 Further and more importantly, thorough and complete drainage of the bladder may be secured. 1914 T. De Laguna Introd. Sci. Ethics xviii. 403 The great men..are signalized, not only by the discoveries they have made, but also, and perhaps more importantly, by the problems they have raised. 1941 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 45 309 Just as importantly, the chart is of extreme value in forming any decisions as to the desirability of modifying..the track. 1972 Daily Tel. 31 Oct. 14/6 But, importantly in this case, there is a well-built girl attendant who is chased about the stage [etc.]. 1986 R. B. Morrison & C. R. Wilson Native Peoples xxv. 506 Spring, Sockeye, and Cohoe salmon were favoured for fresh consumption, while the Pink, and most importantly, the Dog salmon were preserved. 2003 Guardian 26 July (Weekend Suppl.) 7/3 More importantly, there is no English law against drinking in the street. 2. With an air of importance; in a manner designed to draw attention to one's own importance; pompously, grandiosely. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-importance > [adverb] cock-tail1600 importantly1734 consequentially1788 self-importantly1828 1734 H. Carey Trag. Chrononhotonthologos 17 (stage direct.) They whisper importantly. 1773 Anchoret III. xxxi. 23 Looking most importantly grave, he said,—‘I should regard myself truly miserable.’ 1827 J. Barrington Personal Sketches Own Times II. 147 I will proceed at once to the little narrative thus importantly prefaced. 1909 Daily Chron. 27 Aug. 7/6 One treading softly..the other loudly, creakily, and importantly. 1917 S. McKenna Sonia vii. 327 Summertown..strutted importantly across to us. ‘I don't mind telling you fellows there's been a run on the Bank to-day,’ he said. 2010 E. Thompson Nanny McPhee Returns 136 ‘What we need are tactics,’ he said importantly. ‘A movement order. A plan.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1600
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