† lovablyadv.1
Obsolete.
In a laudable or praiseworthy manner.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [adverb]
worshipfullyc1350
a pricea1400
lovably?a1425
laudably1477
praisablya1525
commendably1531
thankworthily1553
praiseworthily1555
plausibly1589
recommendably1611
creditably1848
?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 31 (MED) And if þer were plectorie, he myȝt loueably [L. laudabiliter] opne þe veyne.
c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 182 (MED) Þer was a religious man þat liffid lovable emang his brethir fro his youthe vnto his age, so þat þer was none þat was more religious þan he was.
c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 204 Thai yat had euer wele and lovably gouernyt.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
lovablyadv.2
/ˈlʌvəbli/, U.S. /ˈləvəbli/ In a lovable manner.
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the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [adverb]
amiably1538
endearinglya1711
fondlinglya1772
lovably1826
1826 New Monthly Mag. 16 237 How loveably vivid seems the victim to look at us!
1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xvii. 292 Her radiant majesty, made so loveably mortal by her soft hazel eyes.
1912 Indianapolis Sunday Star 10 Mar. 33/6 It is a loveably fantastic conception.
1953 G. J. Nathan Theatre in Fifties 170 Humbly shrinking her robust corpus into her costumes and looking lovably about the stage at nothing.
2001 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 80 The film remains true to the book, following the misadventures of the lovably imperfect Bridget Jones as she navigates the ‘singleton’ life.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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