loverlyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈlʌvəli/, U.S.

/ˈləvərli/

Forms: see lover n.² and -ly suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lover n.², -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < lover n.² + -ly suffix¹. Compare loverlike adj., loverly adv.

Like a lover; characteristic of a lover.

ΘΚΠ

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

loverlike1567

loverly1568

1568 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe l. 213 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 259 Me tho^t scho semit lustiar of cheir..And lovarly [1508 Chepman & Myllar lufliare; a1586 Maitland lustiar] of face.

1819 R. Van der Pyl Pract. Gram. Dutch Lang. 268 How loverly a virtue, wat een beminnelijke deugd.

1853 Chambers's Repository 6 No. 46. 10 I have no taste either for fatherly or loverly raptures on such occasions.

1875 J. Payn Halves II. xxii. 182 I only hushed her lips in loverly fashion.

1906 D. G. Mason Romantic Composers ii. 74 The deftly managed mixture of minor and major harmonies..strikes just the right emotional note of loverly solicitude and tenderness.

1952 B. Deutsch Poetry in Our Time ii. 30 Shapiro praises the new motor with Kipling's loverly delight.

1992 New Eng. Q. 65 458 Esther's lover behaves in standard loverly style, throwing himself on his knees.

Compounds

loverly-looking adj.

ΚΠ

1885 R. L. Stevenson Prince Otto iii. 30 They made a loverly-looking couple.

1956 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 17 May 13/5 Loverly looking couple at the Cafe St. Denis.

Derivatives

ˈloverliness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > condition of being a lover

lovership1837

loverhood1858

loverliness1879

1879 G. Meredith Egoist I. 154 He fluted away in loverliness, forgetful of Crossjay.

1922 Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden City, Utah) 29 Oct. (Sunday Feature section) 2/5 The recreant lover who had overstepped the bounds of loverliness.

1985 P. Duncan Berlin Wall Café ii. 39 Seek..the herbal remedy of a sane affection In which are mixed in profuse and fair proportion Loverliness, brotherliness, fatherliness.

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

loverlyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈlʌvəli/, U.S.

/ˈləvərli/

Forms: 1900s– laverly, 1900s– lovally, 1900s– loverly, 1900s– luverly.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: lovely adj.

Etymology: Representing a regional, especially Cockney, pronunciation of lovely adj.This variant was popularized by the song quoted in quot. 1956.

= lovely adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective]

smickerc725

faireOE

lieflyOE

sheenOE

wenlichc1000

wlitic1000

lovesomec1175

lustya1240

flourisheda1375

lovelya1400

weenc1400

beauteous1435

beautifulc1443

finec1450

pulchriousa1500

speciousa1513

shanda1525

speciosea1525

pulchrousc1540

bonny1580

beauty1598

lovelike1621

killing1634

florid1642

beautied1830

stunning1849

fairsome1862

pulchritudinous1877

beaut1894

loverly1907

1907 Daily Chron. 6 June 5/5 ‘Jellied eel! 'Ave a plate; lovally jelly,’ shouts a third.

1956 A. J. Lerner My Fair Lady (vocal score) i. i. 16 All I want is a room somewhere; Far away from the cold night air... Oh, wouldn't it be loverly?

1968 J. Wainwright Web of Silence 28 He 'ad the ackers—believe me—wiv a car like that... A loverly job, it was.

1998 Viz Oct.–Nov. 3/2 Flaahs! Flaahs! Getcha laverly flaahs!

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

loverlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈlʌvəli/, U.S.

/ˈləvərli/

Forms: see lover n.² and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lover n.², -ly suffix².

Etymology: < lover n.² + -ly suffix². Compare loverlike adv., loverwise adv., loverly adj.¹

Now rare (poetic in later use).

In the manner of a lover.

ΘΚΠ

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

loverlya1513

loverwise1682

loverlike1894

a1513 Lufaris Complaynt in Speculum (1954) 29 115 To sla thine awin..That will on nawise fro the fle Bot luuerly thy grace persewe.

1873 C. A. Warfield Miriam Monfort 427 He lifted the rosy face in his hand and kissed it thrice right loverly!

1890 Temple Bar Nov. 441 He murmured loverly something about ‘the light..of her jacinth hair’.

1924 A. MacLeish Happy Marriage & Other Poems 61 Sullen sleepy earth that does not stir Under my lips, though they move loverly.

1941 M. Van Doren Mayfield Deer v. 114 Those we listen to Most loverly, most long, we have to kill.

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

adj.¹1568

adj.²1907

adv.a1513

单词	loverly
释义	loverlyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈlʌvəli/, U.S. /ˈləvərli/ Forms: see lover n.² and -ly suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lover n.², -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < lover n.² + -ly suffix¹. Compare loverlike adj., loverly adv. Like a lover; characteristic of a lover. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [adjective] > like a lover loverlike1567 loverly1568 1568 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe l. 213 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 259 Me tho^t scho semit lustiar of cheir..And lovarly [1508 Chepman & Myllar lufliare; a1586 Maitland lustiar] of face. 1819 R. Van der Pyl Pract. Gram. Dutch Lang. 268 How loverly a virtue, wat een beminnelijke deugd. 1853 Chambers's Repository 6 No. 46. 10 I have no taste either for fatherly or loverly raptures on such occasions. 1875 J. Payn Halves II. xxii. 182 I only hushed her lips in loverly fashion. 1906 D. G. Mason Romantic Composers ii. 74 The deftly managed mixture of minor and major harmonies..strikes just the right emotional note of loverly solicitude and tenderness. 1952 B. Deutsch Poetry in Our Time ii. 30 Shapiro praises the new motor with Kipling's loverly delight. 1992 New Eng. Q. 65 458 Esther's lover behaves in standard loverly style, throwing himself on his knees. Compounds loverly-looking adj. ΚΠ 1885 R. L. Stevenson Prince Otto iii. 30 They made a loverly-looking couple. 1956 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 17 May 13/5 Loverly looking couple at the Cafe St. Denis. Derivatives ˈloverliness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > condition of being a lover lovership1837 loverhood1858 loverliness1879 1879 G. Meredith Egoist I. 154 He fluted away in loverliness, forgetful of Crossjay. 1922 Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden City, Utah) 29 Oct. (Sunday Feature section) 2/5 The recreant lover who had overstepped the bounds of loverliness. 1985 P. Duncan Berlin Wall Café ii. 39 Seek..the herbal remedy of a sane affection In which are mixed in profuse and fair proportion Loverliness, brotherliness, fatherliness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). loverlyadj.² Brit. /ˈlʌvəli/, U.S. /ˈləvərli/ Forms: 1900s– laverly, 1900s– lovally, 1900s– loverly, 1900s– luverly. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: lovely adj. Etymology: Representing a regional, especially Cockney, pronunciation of lovely adj.This variant was popularized by the song quoted in quot. 1956. = lovely adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] smickerc725 faireOE lieflyOE sheenOE wenlichc1000 wlitic1000 lovesomec1175 lustya1240 flourisheda1375 lovelya1400 weenc1400 beauteous1435 beautifulc1443 finec1450 pulchriousa1500 speciousa1513 shanda1525 speciosea1525 pulchrousc1540 bonny1580 beauty1598 lovelike1621 killing1634 florid1642 beautied1830 stunning1849 fairsome1862 pulchritudinous1877 beaut1894 loverly1907 1907 Daily Chron. 6 June 5/5 ‘Jellied eel! 'Ave a plate; lovally jelly,’ shouts a third. 1956 A. J. Lerner My Fair Lady (vocal score) i. i. 16 All I want is a room somewhere; Far away from the cold night air... Oh, wouldn't it be loverly? 1968 J. Wainwright Web of Silence 28 He 'ad the ackers—believe me—wiv a car like that... A loverly job, it was. 1998 Viz Oct.–Nov. 3/2 Flaahs! Flaahs! Getcha laverly flaahs! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). loverlyadv. Brit. /ˈlʌvəli/, U.S. /ˈləvərli/ Forms: see lover n.² and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lover n.², -ly suffix². Etymology: < lover n.² + -ly suffix². Compare loverlike adv., loverwise adv., loverly adj.¹ Now rare (poetic in later use). In the manner of a lover. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [adverb] loverlya1513 loverwise1682 loverlike1894 a1513 Lufaris Complaynt in Speculum (1954) 29 115 To sla thine awin..That will on nawise fro the fle Bot luuerly thy grace persewe. 1873 C. A. Warfield Miriam Monfort 427 He lifted the rosy face in his hand and kissed it thrice right loverly! 1890 Temple Bar Nov. 441 He murmured loverly something about ‘the light..of her jacinth hair’. 1924 A. MacLeish Happy Marriage & Other Poems 61 Sullen sleepy earth that does not stir Under my lips, though they move loverly. 1941 M. Van Doren Mayfield Deer v. 114 Those we listen to Most loverly, most long, we have to kill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1568adj.²1907adv.a1513
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Compounds

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