knavelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈneɪvli/, U.S.

/ˈneɪvli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: knave n., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < knave n. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier knavishly adv.

Now archaic and rare.

In the manner of a knave; = knavishly adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [adverb]

lorellya1475

knavishly1481

rascally1572

knavelya1593

roguishly1611

scoundrelously1681

queerly1699

rapscallionly1699

scampishly1880

a1593 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta (1633) iv. sig. H4 Knauely spoke, and like a Knight at armes.

1834 J. Baddeley London Angler's Bk. 58 True Anglers can never act knavely.

a1867 C. F. Browne Artemus Ward in London (1870) xvii. 165 Then into the two-horse wagon this fair maiden got, and knavely telling the ‘perlice’ to embark by the first packet for an unromantic land, [etc.].

1915 J. N. Kidd Riddle of Beast iv. 30 Oppression..sought to weary us in many ways,—..By causing insurrections in our land, Which he, with Indians, knavely planned.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knavely
释义	knavelyadv. Brit. /ˈneɪvli/, U.S. /ˈneɪvli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: knave n., -ly suffix². Etymology: < knave n. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier knavishly adv. Now archaic and rare. In the manner of a knave; = knavishly adv. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [adverb] lorellya1475 knavishly1481 rascally1572 knavelya1593 roguishly1611 scoundrelously1681 queerly1699 rapscallionly1699 scampishly1880 a1593 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta (1633) iv. sig. H4 Knauely spoke, and like a Knight at armes. 1834 J. Baddeley London Angler's Bk. 58 True Anglers can never act knavely. a1867 C. F. Browne Artemus Ward in London (1870) xvii. 165 Then into the two-horse wagon this fair maiden got, and knavely telling the ‘perlice’ to embark by the first packet for an unromantic land, [etc.]. 1915 J. N. Kidd Riddle of Beast iv. 30 Oppression..sought to weary us in many ways,—..By causing insurrections in our land, Which he, with Indians, knavely planned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1593
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