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单词 majestically
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majesticallyadv.

Brit. /məˈdʒɛstᵻkli/, U.S. /məˈdʒɛstək(ə)li/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: majestical adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < majestical adj. + -ly suffix2.
In a majestic manner; with majesty, with imposing dignity or grandeur.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adverb]
micklelyeOE
worthlyeOE
noblelyc1300
lordlya1398
greatlya1400
kinglyc1425
princely1548
lordlikea1555
princelike1567
majestically1577
kinglike1582
elevatedly1593
great1616
grandly1647
augustly1649
magnificently1660
grand1729
lordfully1836
queenly1840
exaltedly1852
regally1852
nobilmente1899
the mind > emotion > pride > proper pride or self-respect > [adverb] > with dignity
estatelyc1386
stately?1473
statelikec1485
majestically1577
portly1581
gravely1598
disposedlyc1610
statefully1610
statelily1611
statelich1612
dignifiedly1818
the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adverb]
worthlyeOE
worthlyOE
worthily?c1225
reallya1375
proudc1384
riallya1387
royallyc1405
proudly?a1425
rialc1425
stately?a1439
personably1481
sumptuouslyc1487
magnificentlya1552
majestically1577
in state1580
palatially1867
1577 M. Hanmer tr. Bp. Eusebius vi. i. in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 503 All they bare in their handes burninge torches, stoode verye maiestically in the sight of all men.
1595 R. Parry Moderatus sig. D Like Iuno with her pompous trayne, pacing so maiestically towardes him.
1670 Earl of Clarendon Contempl. & Reflexions upon Psalms in Coll. Tracts (1727) 568 If princes would..majestically suppress haughty and impetuous transgressors.
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ix, in tr. Virgil Wks. 465 Silent they move; majestically slow, Like ebbing Nile, or Ganges in his flow.
1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 158 He bends his way Majestically fierce, to seize his prey.
1750 A. Hill Art of Acting ii, in Wks. (1753) IV. 361 His breast will be inflated, and majestically backen'd.
1854 J. H. Newman Lect. Hist. Turks iii. i. 154 The great stream of the Po..flows majestically through its length.
1896 Law Times 100 489/2 Inglis..stalked majestically out of Court, looking neither to the right hand nor to the left.
1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William iii. 61 ‘If you're the new Boots,’ he said majestically, ‘go round to the back door.’
1986 R. Narayan Talkative Man 11 He stepped out of a first-class compartment majestically.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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