likinglyadv.¹

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪkɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪkɪŋli/

Forms: see liking adj.¹ and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: liking adj.¹, -ly suffix².

Etymology: < liking adj.¹ + -ly suffix².Compare Old English līciendlic (adjective) agreeable, pleasant ( < liking adj.¹ + -ly suffix¹); also in the compound adjective wel līciendlic well-pleasing (compare well-liking adj.), the following example of which has sometimes mistakenly been interpreted as showing the (otherwise unattested) corresponding adverb (and hence an antedating of sense 1):OE Paris Psalter (1932) cxl. 8 Forþon min gebed nu gyt becnum standeð, þæt him on wisum is wel lycendlice.

Now rare.

†1. In a pleasing manner, pleasantly, attractively. Obsolete.

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 mind > emotion > pleasure > [adverb]

lustly971

to thankOE

merryOE

lustilya1225

likinglya1387

pleasinglya1400

in (on) thankc1400

merrilyc1400

pleasantlya1425

listilyc1440

at pleasure1579

jolly1615

well-pleasedly1645

pleasedly1651

enjoyingly1835

welcomingly1884

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [adverb]

fairOE

likinglya1387

savourlya1398

comfortably1398

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 405 Þe man þouȝte þat he hadde be likyngly [L. delicate] i-norsched.

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xx. l. 241 Lordliche for to lyuen and likyngliche be cloþed.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxiii. 294 You pepyll..That lede youre lyfe so lykandly.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. vi. 31 Sa likandly, in pece and libertie, At eis his commoun peple gouernit he.

†2. With liking or pleasure, happily. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > happiness > [adverb]

seelilya1000

eadilyOE

blissfully?c1225

likinglyc1430

benewrely1483

happily?1532

c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 30 Takynge hede and byholdynge lykyngliche hir schamefast semblaunt.

1606 E. Forset Compar. Disc. Bodies Nat. & Politique 69 In a case of vnauoydable necessitie.., the lesser may (though not likingly yet permittingly..) receiue a bearing or forbearing conueiance.

1911 Orrville (Ohio) Courier 10 Mar. 4/5 This did not seem to meet with the pleasures of those who take likingly to dough put up in this style.

3. Favourably, affectionately; in a manner that expresses liking for someone.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [adverb]

unloathingly1838

likingly1839

1839 Metrop. Mag. 24 170 Cleopatra would likingly term Juliet a pretty girl..; and with dislike entitle Portia a proud damsel.

1873 E. Fawcett Purple & Fine Linen xxx. 300 The feeling that has nearly always made me shrink from Melville Delano ever since I knew Fuller at all likingly.

1911 Good Housek. Mag. Oct. 453 They smiled at each other warmly, likingly.

1974 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 25 Oct. 16/2 I wanted to talk to you, but I was afraid of committing banality; so I just smiled likingly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

† likinglyadv.²

Forms: Middle English likingli, Middle English likyngli.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: like v.², -ing suffix¹, -ly suffix².

Etymology: < like v.² + -ing suffix¹+ -ly suffix². Compare later liking adj.² Compare also likely adv.

Obsolete.

Probably; in a likely or probable manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [adverb]

welleOE

lightly1395

likely1395

likinglyc1395

by (also of) likeliheadc1405

by (also of) likelinessc1405

by all (also most) likelihood1427

provably1460

of (all) likelihood1491

belike?1531

like1548

belikelya1551

in (all) likelihood1570

probably1600

by (also in) probabilitya1602

in (also by) all probability1617

presumably1658

prob.1730

nigh hand1848

predictably1914

prolly1922

odds-on1976

c1395 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal 1 C.viii) (1850) Isa. Prol. 226 Ellis it wole as likyngli be applied to falsnesse as to treuthe.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 305 Prechours ȝauen hem to flaterie..forto the more likingli fille her wombis and her pursis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	likingly
释义	likinglyadv.¹ Brit. /ˈlʌɪkɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈlaɪkɪŋli/ Forms: see liking adj.¹ and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: liking adj.¹, -ly suffix². Etymology: < liking adj.¹ + -ly suffix².Compare Old English līciendlic (adjective) agreeable, pleasant ( < liking adj.¹ + -ly suffix¹); also in the compound adjective wel līciendlic well-pleasing (compare well-liking adj.), the following example of which has sometimes mistakenly been interpreted as showing the (otherwise unattested) corresponding adverb (and hence an antedating of sense 1):OE Paris Psalter (1932) cxl. 8 Forþon min gebed nu gyt becnum standeð, þæt him on wisum is wel lycendlice. Now rare. †1. In a pleasing manner, pleasantly, attractively. Obsolete. 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 mind > emotion > pleasure > [adverb] lustly971 to thankOE merryOE lustilya1225 likinglya1387 pleasinglya1400 in (on) thankc1400 merrilyc1400 pleasantlya1425 listilyc1440 at pleasure1579 jolly1615 well-pleasedly1645 pleasedly1651 enjoyingly1835 welcomingly1884 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [adverb] fairOE likinglya1387 savourlya1398 comfortably1398 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 405 Þe man þouȝte þat he hadde be likyngly [L. delicate] i-norsched. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xx. l. 241 Lordliche for to lyuen and likyngliche be cloþed. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxiii. 294 You pepyll..That lede youre lyfe so lykandly. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. vi. 31 Sa likandly, in pece and libertie, At eis his commoun peple gouernit he. †2. With liking or pleasure, happily. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > happiness > [adverb] seelilya1000 eadilyOE blissfully?c1225 likinglyc1430 benewrely1483 happily?1532 c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 30 Takynge hede and byholdynge lykyngliche hir schamefast semblaunt. 1606 E. Forset Compar. Disc. Bodies Nat. & Politique 69 In a case of vnauoydable necessitie.., the lesser may (though not likingly yet permittingly..) receiue a bearing or forbearing conueiance. 1911 Orrville (Ohio) Courier 10 Mar. 4/5 This did not seem to meet with the pleasures of those who take likingly to dough put up in this style. 3. Favourably, affectionately; in a manner that expresses liking for someone. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [adverb] unloathingly1838 likingly1839 1839 Metrop. Mag. 24 170 Cleopatra would likingly term Juliet a pretty girl..; and with dislike entitle Portia a proud damsel. 1873 E. Fawcett Purple & Fine Linen xxx. 300 The feeling that has nearly always made me shrink from Melville Delano ever since I knew Fuller at all likingly. 1911 Good Housek. Mag. Oct. 453 They smiled at each other warmly, likingly. 1974 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 25 Oct. 16/2 I wanted to talk to you, but I was afraid of committing banality; so I just smiled likingly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † likinglyadv.² Forms: Middle English likingli, Middle English likyngli. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: like v.², -ing suffix¹, -ly suffix². Etymology: < like v.² + -ing suffix¹+ -ly suffix². Compare later liking adj.² Compare also likely adv. Obsolete. Probably; in a likely or probable manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [adverb] welleOE lightly1395 likely1395 likinglyc1395 by (also of) likeliheadc1405 by (also of) likelinessc1405 by all (also most) likelihood1427 provably1460 of (all) likelihood1491 belike?1531 like1548 belikelya1551 in (all) likelihood1570 probably1600 by (also in) probabilitya1602 in (also by) all probability1617 presumably1658 prob.1730 nigh hand1848 predictably1914 prolly1922 odds-on1976 c1395 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal 1 C.viii) (1850) Isa. Prol. 226 Ellis it wole as likyngli be applied to falsnesse as to treuthe. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 305 Prechours ȝauen hem to flaterie..forto the more likingli fille her wombis and her pursis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adv.¹a1387adv.²c1395
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