attractivelyadv.

Brit.

/əˈtraktᵻvli/, U.S.

/əˈtræktᵻvli/

Forms: see attractive adj. and n. and -ly suffix².

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

Etymology: < attractive adj. + -ly suffix². Compare French attractivement (1534 in Middle French in an isolated attestation, subsequently from the second half of the 19th cent.).

1. In a manner that attracts things; by means of an attracting force.

ΘΚΠ

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

likinglya1387

graciouslyc1400

prettilyc1450

alluringly1561

gracefully1583

attractively1604

takingly1607

charmingly1611

enchantinglya1616

winningly1663

engagingly1694

winsomely17..

enticingly1720

attractingly1753

prepossessingly1794

sweetly1840

temptingly1878

fetchingly1889

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adverb] > in manner or by way of attraction

attractively1604

attractionally1883

1604 M. Drayton Moyses i. 30 And their glad eares attractiuely retaine With what at Sina Abrahams God had tolde.

1655 Duchess of Newcastle Philos. & Physical Opinions ccii. 158 These fiery motions do not alwayes work expulsively, but contractively, attractively, and retentively.

1772 J.-N. de Sauseuil Anal. French Orthogr. 248 Coagulation of two distinct Powers attractively united.

1818 Edinb. Rev. Sept. 404 The very impulses which act attractively among other men..are repulsive in their natures.

1871 J. F. W. Herschel Familiar Lect. Sci. Subj. 286 A medium attractively, and not repulsively elastic.

1952 J. M. Blatt & V. E. Weisskopf Theoret. Nucl. Physics vii. 282 The Majorana part of the nuclear forces acts repulsively in antisymmetric states and attractively in symmetric ones.

1995 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92 9208/1 Monomers that are in contact in the native state interact attractively.

2. In a manner that attracts people; pleasingly, pleasantly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adverb]

sweetlyc900

queemlyOE

lustly971

winlyc1000

sootlya1125

to (a person's) queemc1175

lustilya1225

avenantlya1375

pleasinglya1398

queema1400

beinc1400

farrandlyc1400

pleasantlyc1400

pleasantlya1425

queemfullyc1425

thankfullyc1480

greablyc1500

dulcely1508

dulcea1525

pleasant1553

agreeably?1567

pleasurably1580

sugarly1587

flattering1597

sweet1597

attractively1640

well-pleasingly1645

welcomely1646

flatteringly1661

relishingly1677

satisfyingly1743

sweetsome1799

smilingly1806

dulcetly1810

gratifyingly1822

honeyedly1832

enjoyably1877

suavely1883

congenially1884

a fair treat1884

1640 R. Brathwait Ar't Asleepe Husband? 286 Though your tongue be silent, your sight is attractively eloquent.

1648 F. Rous Balme of Love 3 As this Divine nature is glorious and lovely, so are the fruits of it attractively amiable.

1765 F. Gentleman Trip to Moon II. iii. 96 What would become of the soft Whispers and powerful Glances of Intrigue, which so attractively employ the Belles and Beaus?

a1780 J. Gough Mem. Life James Gough (1781) 9 As the truth is in itself unspotted,..the glory and dignity thereof would have shined forth very amiably and attractively in the eyes of the nations.

1803 Public Characters 1802–3‎ 268 Those who can attractively pronounce sentiments so elevated..must be the very models of perfection.

1878 A. Roffe Handbk. Shaks. Mus. 18 The song was most attractively given.

1909 J. K. Jerome Fanny & Servant Probl. ii. 38 Newte is a cheerful person, attractively dressed in clothes suggestive of a successful bookmaker.

1978 Times 4 Jan. 7/5 This paté arranged attractively on a platter with rolls of ham and slices of thinly cut salami is excellent for a buffet supper.

2012 Church Times 23 Nov. (Books for Christmas Suppl.) p. viii/2 This book is attractively presented, with a padded cover.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	attractively
释义	attractivelyadv. Brit. /əˈtraktᵻvli/, U.S. /əˈtræktᵻvli/ Forms: see attractive adj. and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: attractive adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < attractive adj. + -ly suffix². Compare French attractivement (1534 in Middle French in an isolated attestation, subsequently from the second half of the 19th cent.). 1. In a manner that attracts things; by means of an attracting force. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adverb] likinglya1387 graciouslyc1400 prettilyc1450 alluringly1561 gracefully1583 attractively1604 takingly1607 charmingly1611 enchantinglya1616 winningly1663 engagingly1694 winsomely17.. enticingly1720 attractingly1753 prepossessingly1794 sweetly1840 temptingly1878 fetchingly1889 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adverb] > in manner or by way of attraction attractively1604 attractionally1883 1604 M. Drayton Moyses i. 30 And their glad eares attractiuely retaine With what at Sina Abrahams God had tolde. 1655 Duchess of Newcastle Philos. & Physical Opinions ccii. 158 These fiery motions do not alwayes work expulsively, but contractively, attractively, and retentively. 1772 J.-N. de Sauseuil Anal. French Orthogr. 248 Coagulation of two distinct Powers attractively united. 1818 Edinb. Rev. Sept. 404 The very impulses which act attractively among other men..are repulsive in their natures. 1871 J. F. W. Herschel Familiar Lect. Sci. Subj. 286 A medium attractively, and not repulsively elastic. 1952 J. M. Blatt & V. E. Weisskopf Theoret. Nucl. Physics vii. 282 The Majorana part of the nuclear forces acts repulsively in antisymmetric states and attractively in symmetric ones. 1995 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92 9208/1 Monomers that are in contact in the native state interact attractively. 2. In a manner that attracts people; pleasingly, pleasantly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adverb] sweetlyc900 queemlyOE lustly971 winlyc1000 sootlya1125 to (a person's) queemc1175 lustilya1225 avenantlya1375 pleasinglya1398 queema1400 beinc1400 farrandlyc1400 pleasantlyc1400 pleasantlya1425 queemfullyc1425 thankfullyc1480 greablyc1500 dulcely1508 dulcea1525 pleasant1553 agreeably?1567 pleasurably1580 sugarly1587 flattering1597 sweet1597 attractively1640 well-pleasingly1645 welcomely1646 flatteringly1661 relishingly1677 satisfyingly1743 sweetsome1799 smilingly1806 dulcetly1810 gratifyingly1822 honeyedly1832 enjoyably1877 suavely1883 congenially1884 a fair treat1884 1640 R. Brathwait Ar't Asleepe Husband? 286 Though your tongue be silent, your sight is attractively eloquent. 1648 F. Rous Balme of Love 3 As this Divine nature is glorious and lovely, so are the fruits of it attractively amiable. 1765 F. Gentleman Trip to Moon II. iii. 96 What would become of the soft Whispers and powerful Glances of Intrigue, which so attractively employ the Belles and Beaus? a1780 J. Gough Mem. Life James Gough (1781) 9 As the truth is in itself unspotted,..the glory and dignity thereof would have shined forth very amiably and attractively in the eyes of the nations. 1803 Public Characters 1802–3‎ 268 Those who can attractively pronounce sentiments so elevated..must be the very models of perfection. 1878 A. Roffe Handbk. Shaks. Mus. 18 The song was most attractively given. 1909 J. K. Jerome Fanny & Servant Probl. ii. 38 Newte is a cheerful person, attractively dressed in clothes suggestive of a successful bookmaker. 1978 Times 4 Jan. 7/5 This paté arranged attractively on a platter with rolls of ham and slices of thinly cut salami is excellent for a buffet supper. 2012 Church Times 23 Nov. (Books for Christmas Suppl.) p. viii/2 This book is attractively presented, with a padded cover. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1604
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