† listlyadv.

Forms: α. Old English listelíce, Middle English listeliche, Middle English lystily, lystyly, listely. β. Middle English listli, lystly, Middle English–1500s, (1800s) listly.

Etymology: Old English listelíce (= Old Norse listulega elegantly, cunningly), < list skill, art (? u stem: compare Old Norse listug-r skilled, polite). With reference to the formation see note s.v. greedily adv.

Obsolete (or dialect)

Cunningly, craftily, deftly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with physical skill

listlyc1000

featouslya1375

featlyc1400

deftlya1500

expedient1509

deliverly1530

handsomely1530

courteouslya1533

neatlya1547

dexteriously1605

cleverly1614

featilya1640

dexterously1646

deft1805

neat1822

handily1832

as neat (also nice, right, etc.) as ninepence1857

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adverb]

welleOE

carefullya1000

wiselyc1000

redelya1250

cherelya1375

tentivelya1375

viselyc1380

curiouslya1382

namelya1382

smartlya1400

tentily?a1400

dearlyc1400

diligentlyc1400

preciously?a1425

listly?a1513

charely1545

heedely1548

accurately1549

respectively1556

heedfully1561

howfully1565

charily1577

heedily1577

charya1593

solicitously1618

α.

c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 30 Seoð þonne æt leohtum fyre listelice oþ huniges þicnesse.

a1275 Prov. Ælfred 666 in Old Eng. Misc. 137 He wole stelin þin haite and keren, and listeliche on-suerren.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 25 Þat litel child listely lorked out of his caue.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1334 Þen brek þay þe bale, þe boueleȝ out token, Lystily for laucyng þe lere of þe knot.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1190 He..layde hym doun lystyly & let as he slepte.

β. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2742 He ful listli hem ledes to þat loueli schippe.c1480 (a1400) St. Thomas Apostle 307 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 137 He..lystly lousit sone þe band, þat thomas had in fwte & hand.c1480 (a1400) St. Adrian 296 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 280 Scho..softyt hurtis þat ware sare, & listly als kemmyt þare hare.a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 166 This lady..leit him listly lene vpone hir kne.1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Listly,..easily, distinctly.]

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	listly
释义	† listlyadv. Forms: α. Old English listelíce, Middle English listeliche, Middle English lystily, lystyly, listely. β. Middle English listli, lystly, Middle English–1500s, (1800s) listly. Etymology: Old English listelíce (= Old Norse listulega elegantly, cunningly), < list skill, art (? u stem: compare Old Norse listug-r skilled, polite). With reference to the formation see note s.v. greedily adv. Obsolete (or dialect) Cunningly, craftily, deftly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with physical skill listlyc1000 featouslya1375 featlyc1400 deftlya1500 expedient1509 deliverly1530 handsomely1530 courteouslya1533 neatlya1547 dexteriously1605 cleverly1614 featilya1640 dexterously1646 deft1805 neat1822 handily1832 as neat (also nice, right, etc.) as ninepence1857 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adverb] welleOE carefullya1000 wiselyc1000 redelya1250 cherelya1375 tentivelya1375 viselyc1380 curiouslya1382 namelya1382 smartlya1400 tentily?a1400 dearlyc1400 diligentlyc1400 preciously?a1425 listly?a1513 charely1545 heedely1548 accurately1549 respectively1556 heedfully1561 howfully1565 charily1577 heedily1577 charya1593 solicitously1618 α. c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 30 Seoð þonne æt leohtum fyre listelice oþ huniges þicnesse. a1275 Prov. Ælfred 666 in Old Eng. Misc. 137 He wole stelin þin haite and keren, and listeliche on-suerren. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 25 Þat litel child listely lorked out of his caue. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1334 Þen brek þay þe bale, þe boueleȝ out token, Lystily for laucyng þe lere of þe knot. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1190 He..layde hym doun lystyly & let as he slepte. β. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2742 He ful listli hem ledes to þat loueli schippe.c1480 (a1400) St. Thomas Apostle 307 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 137 He..lystly lousit sone þe band, þat thomas had in fwte & hand.c1480 (a1400) St. Adrian 296 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 280 Scho..softyt hurtis þat ware sare, & listly als kemmyt þare hare.a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 166 This lady..leit him listly lene vpone hir kne.1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Listly,..easily, distinctly.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.c1000
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