单词 | mannerly |
释义 | mannerlyadj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > modesty or decency > [adjective] well-itowenc1225 mannerlyc1400 pudic1490 pudicala1513 modestiousa1549 modest1550 pudent1558 delicate1634 pudibund1656 pudibundous1656 decent1734 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 1652 With alle þe manerly merþe þat mon may of telle. a1425 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (Pierpont Morgan) f. 74 In a good spouse & wyfe nedeþ þese condiciouns, þat sche be..manerly [L. modesta] in cloþynge. 1596 J. Harington Anat. Metamorph. Aiax sig. Lii A tale..more merry then mannerly. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. iii. xxvi. 106 But first he brushed off the dust, and wiped away his sweat, and made himselfe somewhat mannerly. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 115 He..possessed himselfe of the long desired prey: and yet he did it in a mannerly way. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 172 A modest, and manerly, (aliàs) a crafty, and cunning begging of a contribution of the Catholick party. 1698 J. Collier Short View Immorality Eng. Stage ii. 72 A very mannerly story! b. Of a fabric, an item of clothing, etc.: neat, respectable, clean. Now also (chiefly regional): fashionable, smart. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > fine, elegant, or smart quaintc1330 nice1395 merryc1400 featc1430 elegant?c1500 mannerly1523 fine1526 neat1566 trim1675 smart1704 dressy1785 natty1794 good1809 dossy1889 dicty1932 whip-smart1937 zooty1943 sharp1944 preppy1963 1523 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1884) V. 171 As moche clothe as shall make them a manerly garmente. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Tim. ii. 9 That they arraye them selves in manerly [1534 comlye] aparell with shamfastnes. 1872 R. Heath in Golden Hours Jan. 25/2 A stranger in mannerly claes had come. 1877 in E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire 73 Sir, you would have a pair of shoes with a farantly toe and a mannerly heel. 1963 New Yorker 1 June 72 Among the one-of-a-kind mannerly materials are Paisley cotton prints. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [adjective] goodeOE dowingc1175 well-theweda1200 thewful?c1225 goodfulc1275 flourisheda1375 virtuousc1390 honesta1393 fine?a1400 theweda1400 well-manneredc1400 well-conditioneda1425 moralc1443 mannerlya1500 virtuala1500 graceful1611 well-moralized1624 well-principled1635 morate1652 unlicentious1737 respectable1750 nice1799 a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 62 Techinges ful specyals and manerlys [L. moralia]. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Tim. iii. A A Biszhoppe must be..sober, discrete, manerly, harberous. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Tim. Argt. f. ii This Timothee beyng an honest manierly towarde yonge man and well learned in holy scriptures. 3. Of a person, a person's conduct, etc.: characterized by good manners; well-mannered, polite. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered well-theweda1200 theweda1400 mannerablea1475 mannered1483 well-mannereda1513 mannerlya1529 well-fashioned1540 unrude1648 good-mannered1715 mannersome1876 couth1896 a1529 J. Skelton Wks. (1843) I. 28 Manerly Margery Mylk and Ale. 1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 33 That pewter is neuer for manerly feast, that dayly doth serue an vnmanerly beast. 1584 A. Barlowe in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) iii. 729 In their behauiour as mannerly, and ciuill, as any of Europe. a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) iii. xxxix. 5 Learne how to carry yourselves to your Parents; if they call you, come, and give them dutifull and mannerly answers. 1677 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer ii. 32 Be you mannerly to her, because you are to pretend only to be her Squire. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. ix. 245 The little Boy..was chid by his Mother for not being more mannerly . View more context for this quotation 1793 F. Pilon Barataria (new ed.) i. 17 We think our corporation of Barataria are not very mannerly to keep us kicking our heels here so long. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. i. 17 Jin Vin, was so full of his jibes and his jeers..and so mannerly all the while. 1887 Spectator 2 Apr. 458/2 Criticism must be truthful, but it may also be mannerly. 1936 Stage June 70/3 If it could be bruited about that it is a sign, not of consideration, but of sophistication, to be quiet and mannerly, don't you think that might help? 1994 Esquire Jan. 37/2 The dour but mannerly Warren Christopher. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mannerlyadv. Now rare. 1. In a seemly or respectable manner; decently, properly. English regional in later use. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > modesty or decency > [adverb] mannerlya1375 delicately?a1425 modestly1561 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 5008 (MED) Alle þe clerkes vnder god couþe nouȝt descriue..þe realte of þat day..& of alle men þat manerli miȝt ouȝt gete of any god gaili to greiþe hem midde. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 91 Ful manerly wyth marchal mad for to sitte. a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 179 Kover with a keuerlyte clenly, þat bed so manerly made. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) iii. 72 He mycht, mar manerlik, Lyknyt hym to Gaudifer de Laryss. 1493 in F. W. Weaver Somerset Medieval Wills (1901) 306 Myn executours according to reason manerly for there labour rewarded. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 125 They [sc. asses] be very apt to be taught, so as at this day in Alcayre you shall haue them daunce very manerly. 1596 in Harington's New Disc. Aiax Let. sig. Aiijv As you haue told in verse a baudy tale or two in Orlando mannerly. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 65 Aristotle calleth them ἴσχια,..we call it mannerly the seate. 1621–31 W. Laud Seven Serm. (1847) 9 Such a superior [as God] cannot be called into the Assembly mannerly, but by ‘prayer’. 1647 J. Trapp Comm. Epist. & Rev. (Rom. xiii. 13) Let us walk honestly. Handsomely, fashionably, mannerly, with an holy shamefacednes. 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 4 We were brought up as Mannerly and as Genteely, as if we had been at the Dancing School. 1898 B. Kirkby Lakeland Words 98 Noo fadder, fassen yer waistcooat..an' gah aboot mannerly, as a body sud. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > in a well-mannered way thewedlya1400 mannerly1447 1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) 479 (MED) Til where she was They come, to whom ful manerly Of here comyng they told the caas. 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria vi. f. 62 Whether thou do a thynge in iape or in ernest do it manerlye. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xxxi. 16 Eate the thinge that is set before the, manerly. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. vi. 89 When we haue supp'd Wee'l mannerly demand thee of thy Story. View more context for this quotation 1677 M. Hale Contempl. ii. 88 Lust must not be mannerly treated withall, but flatly denyed. 1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. xii. 471 We are afraid lest she should have too many [guests], and accordingly very mannerly withdraw. 1832 H. Martineau Hill & Valley vii. 110 It would be well if he behaved himself a little more mannerly. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [adverb] wellOE douthlyc1275 thewedlya1400 virtuouslyc1400 morallya1540 virtually1539 mannerly1566 1566 Actis & Constit. Scotl. To Rdr. ✠ iij Gif thay will not onlie leif, bot als manerlie, weill, and godlie leif. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1400adv.a1375 |
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