mellowlyadv.
/ˈmɛləʊli/, U.S. /ˈmɛloʊli/ In a mellow manner.
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the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adverb] > in a mellow manner
mellowly1757
the world > plants > by age or cycles > [adverb]
mellowly1833
ripeningly1894
1757 tr. Horace Odes iii. xix, in W. Duncombe et al. tr. Horace Wks. I. 337 Let not the Lute In Silence hang; the Hautboy blow, And mellowly inspire the Phrygian Flute.
1806 J. Grahame Birds Scotl. 90 Mildly the sun, upon the loftiest trees, Shed mellowly a sloping beam.
1833 Ld. Tennyson Poems 106 The luscious fruitage clustereth mellowly.
1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn vi. 73 Mittyford..had mixed ale and whisky punch. He was mellowly instructive.
1952 J. L. Waten Alien Son 176 He was concerned only with one day at a time; about tomorrow he would say,..his blue eyes focused mellowly on space, ‘We'll see’.
1986 J. Gloag Only Yesterday 22 ‘And I am one of the most intolerant and impatient of men,’ he said mellowly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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