loverlikeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈlʌvəlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈləvərˌlaɪk/

Forms: see lover n.² and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lover n.², -like suffix.

Etymology: < lover n.² + -like suffix. Compare loverly adj.¹, loverly adv.

A. adv.

In a manner befitting a lover.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [adverb]

loverlya1513

loverwise1682

loverlike1894

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Louerlyke or lyke a louer, amatorie.

1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 52 He therefore with a demure countenance beginning louer like his preamble with a deepe sigh courted her thus [etc.].

1597 G. Markham tr. G. Pétau de Maulette Deuoreux f. 32 ^v Hector..louer-like would haue no blemish spide.

1710 W. Congreve Semele iii. iii, in Wks. II. 823 Bind him by the Stygian Lake, Lest Lover-like his Word he break.

1761 R. Cumberland Banishm. of Cicero v. ii. 85 What! Lover-like beneath some yew-tree's shade, To stand with folded arms and drooping head.

1832 Midnight Musings 5 He left his Father's hall afar, And lover-like, with gay guitar, Had paid his homage to that star.

1864 Lady Wilde Poems 94 Bent he down upon my shoulder, murmuring loverlike and low.

1894 H. Nisbet Bush Girl's Romance 155 Lover-like he fixed on one star and connected it with the maiden.

1901 L. Binyon Bacchanal of Alexander in Odes 17 Lips pressing, lover-like, delicious green Of leaves.

1928 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Death in Venice v. 89 His frenzy left him capacity for nothing else but..to lavish, lover-like, endearing terms on his mere shadow.

B. adj.

Like or characteristic of a lover.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [adjective] > like a lover

loverlike1567

loverly1568

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) ix. f. 120 Hee should haue seene my piteous looke ryght louerlike.

1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 82 There is no act..wherein passes more loverlike contestation betweene Christ and the Soule.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxii. 148 A mere Lover-like correspondence, which my heart condemns.

1779 Coxheath-Camp II. xxii. 265 A man..who is Mrs. Mildmay's most obedient humble servant; though not in a lover-like way; for she lends him cash.

1808 E. Sleath Bristol Heiress I. 183 I delight to delineate, with a lover-like minuteness, the various..perfections..of Miss Percival.

1878 T. Hardy Return of Native III. vi. i. 271 Every pulse of loverlike feeling which had not been stilled during Eustacia's lifetime had gone into the grave with her.

1903 W. D. Howells Lett. Home xxiii. 143 When that child comes up to me, and expects me to do the lover-like thing, I have to do it, because I can't bear to disappoint her.

1951 E. M. W. Tillyard Stud. in Milton 12 (note) Turner underrates Adam's loverlike fervour as Waldock overrates it.

1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Dec. 25/1 The relationship between the exquisite Bridget..and the rough-hewn Millicent is loverlike in the teasing French manner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	loverlike
释义	loverlikeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈlʌvəlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈləvərˌlaɪk/ Forms: see lover n.² and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lover n.², -like suffix. Etymology: < lover n.² + -like suffix. Compare loverly adj.¹, loverly adv. A. adv. In a manner befitting a lover. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [adverb] loverlya1513 loverwise1682 loverlike1894 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Louerlyke or lyke a louer, amatorie. 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 52 He therefore with a demure countenance beginning louer like his preamble with a deepe sigh courted her thus [etc.]. 1597 G. Markham tr. G. Pétau de Maulette Deuoreux f. 32 ^v Hector..louer-like would haue no blemish spide. 1710 W. Congreve Semele iii. iii, in Wks. II. 823 Bind him by the Stygian Lake, Lest Lover-like his Word he break. 1761 R. Cumberland Banishm. of Cicero v. ii. 85 What! Lover-like beneath some yew-tree's shade, To stand with folded arms and drooping head. 1832 Midnight Musings 5 He left his Father's hall afar, And lover-like, with gay guitar, Had paid his homage to that star. 1864 Lady Wilde Poems 94 Bent he down upon my shoulder, murmuring loverlike and low. 1894 H. Nisbet Bush Girl's Romance 155 Lover-like he fixed on one star and connected it with the maiden. 1901 L. Binyon Bacchanal of Alexander in Odes 17 Lips pressing, lover-like, delicious green Of leaves. 1928 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Death in Venice v. 89 His frenzy left him capacity for nothing else but..to lavish, lover-like, endearing terms on his mere shadow. B. adj. Like or characteristic of a lover. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [adjective] > like a lover loverlike1567 loverly1568 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) ix. f. 120 Hee should haue seene my piteous looke ryght louerlike. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 82 There is no act..wherein passes more loverlike contestation betweene Christ and the Soule. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxii. 148 A mere Lover-like correspondence, which my heart condemns. 1779 Coxheath-Camp II. xxii. 265 A man..who is Mrs. Mildmay's most obedient humble servant; though not in a lover-like way; for she lends him cash. 1808 E. Sleath Bristol Heiress I. 183 I delight to delineate, with a lover-like minuteness, the various..perfections..of Miss Percival. 1878 T. Hardy Return of Native III. vi. i. 271 Every pulse of loverlike feeling which had not been stilled during Eustacia's lifetime had gone into the grave with her. 1903 W. D. Howells Lett. Home xxiii. 143 When that child comes up to me, and expects me to do the lover-like thing, I have to do it, because I can't bear to disappoint her. 1951 E. M. W. Tillyard Stud. in Milton 12 (note) Turner underrates Adam's loverlike fervour as Waldock overrates it. 1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Dec. 25/1 The relationship between the exquisite Bridget..and the rough-hewn Millicent is loverlike in the teasing French manner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1552
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