lithelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪðli/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪðli/

Etymology: < lithe adj. + -ly suffix².

†1. Gently, graciously, meekly, mildly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [adverb]

lithelyc897

softeOE

mildOE

methelyOE

mildlyOE

mansuetelyc1429

gently1525

gentle1548

tenderfully1640

laxly1785

placably1797

unfrowardly1869

c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xxi. 150 Hwilum liðelice to ðreatigeanne.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 315 Leareð ham to halden hare riuwlen..liðeliche & luueliche.

a1240 Sawles Warde in Cott. Hom. 259 Wel is riht þat we þe liðeliche lustnin.

2. With pliant movement; briskly, nimbly.

ΚΠ

1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake i. viii. 72 And quhen we cam to the Lommond height, Se lythlye we lychtid doune.

1854 Fraser's Mag. 50 398 Your line springs lithely into the air, hookless, and of course fishless.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lithely
释义	lithelyadv. Brit. /ˈlʌɪðli/, U.S. /ˈlaɪðli/ Etymology: < lithe adj. + -ly suffix². †1. Gently, graciously, meekly, mildly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [adverb] lithelyc897 softeOE mildOE methelyOE mildlyOE mansuetelyc1429 gently1525 gentle1548 tenderfully1640 laxly1785 placably1797 unfrowardly1869 c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xxi. 150 Hwilum liðelice to ðreatigeanne. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 315 Leareð ham to halden hare riuwlen..liðeliche & luueliche. a1240 Sawles Warde in Cott. Hom. 259 Wel is riht þat we þe liðeliche lustnin. 2. With pliant movement; briskly, nimbly. ΚΠ 1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake i. viii. 72 And quhen we cam to the Lommond height, Se lythlye we lychtid doune. 1854 Fraser's Mag. 50 398 Your line springs lithely into the air, hookless, and of course fishless. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c897
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