ironlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪənli/, U.S.

/ˈaɪ(ə)rnli/

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

Etymology: < iron adj. + -ly suffix².

As or like iron; rigidly, determinedly; coldly. Cf. steelily adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > strictness > [adverb]

straitlyc1290

cruellyc1430

districtly1570

astrictly1584

strictly1651

stringently1866

ironly1895

1844 Zoist Apr. 62 A child could at once relax her ironly-rigid jaw, or limbs, by breathing upon the part.

1866 D. G. Mitchell Doctor Johns xv. 108 The minister goes back to his work, ironly honest, mastering his sensibilities.

1895 Eclectic Mag. Oct. 564 The one ironly tyrannical, no doubt.

1921 W. Ewart Way of Revelation (1922) iii. vi. 259 Once more the fighters girded themselves, setting their teeth ironly for—they knew not what.

a1983 T. Williams Coll. Stories (1985) 38 Catharine held her eyes ironly against the sympathy in Cecilia's.

2000 T. Lee Hunting Shadows (2009) 27 Coor Krahn said ironly, ‘She [sc. a sword] is only drawn out for me, in privacy.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ironly
释义	ironlyadv. Brit. /ˈʌɪənli/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rnli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: iron adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < iron adj. + -ly suffix². As or like iron; rigidly, determinedly; coldly. Cf. steelily adv. ΘΚΠ society > authority > strictness > [adverb] straitlyc1290 cruellyc1430 districtly1570 astrictly1584 strictly1651 stringently1866 ironly1895 1844 Zoist Apr. 62 A child could at once relax her ironly-rigid jaw, or limbs, by breathing upon the part. 1866 D. G. Mitchell Doctor Johns xv. 108 The minister goes back to his work, ironly honest, mastering his sensibilities. 1895 Eclectic Mag. Oct. 564 The one ironly tyrannical, no doubt. 1921 W. Ewart Way of Revelation (1922) iii. vi. 259 Once more the fighters girded themselves, setting their teeth ironly for—they knew not what. a1983 T. Williams Coll. Stories (1985) 38 Catharine held her eyes ironly against the sympathy in Cecilia's. 2000 T. Lee Hunting Shadows (2009) 27 Coor Krahn said ironly, ‘She [sc. a sword] is only drawn out for me, in privacy.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1844
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