单词 | matchlessly |
释义 | matchlesslyadv. In a matchless manner; to an unequalled degree; incomparably. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adverb] > in a way that is unparalleled or unique onlyOE unilichec1300 unlike?c1335 incomparablyc1422 sans-peer1426 incomparable1482 uncomparably1548 peerless1596 matchlessly1598 peerlessly1600 unimitably1622 unparalleledly1639 matchlessc1650 uniquely1805 unapproachably1846 unsurpassably1859 1598 G. Chapman in C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander (new ed.) sig. K3 In Hymen, pleasde so matchleslie, That louers were esteemde in their full grace. 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania i. 3 Sure poore soule thou wert heere appointed to spend thy daies..; none being assuredly so matchlesly vnfortunate. 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Matchlessly, incomparably. 1818 J. Fernie Serm. 379 The matchlessly great and happy, holy and just God. 1884 Cyclists' Touring Club Gaz. Mar. 78/2 A castle so matchlessly situated. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 186/2 Pope..after Addison's death, deliberately printed his matchlessly malignant verses in the ‘Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot’. 1997 Daily Tel. 12 May 2/5 In the religious songs which followed he began to strike form..producing a matchlessly even flow of red-blooded tone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1598 |
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