† mistilyadv.¹

Forms: Middle English mistely, Middle English mistili, Middle English mistily, Middle English mistyly, Middle English mystely, Middle English mystili, Middle English mystiliche, Middle English mystily, Middle English mystilye, Middle English mystyle, Middle English mystyly; Scottish pre-1700 mystelie, pre-1700 mystyly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: misty adj.², -ly suffix².

Etymology: < misty adj.² + -ly suffix².

Obsolete.

Mystically; symbolically, figuratively.Often difficult to distinguish from mistily adv.² 1: see etymological note at misty adj.¹

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adverb]

deeplyc888

highOE

darkOE

dimly?c1225

darklyc1350

mistilya1382

murklya1400

subtlya1500

obscurelya1527

confuselya1530

diffuselyc1530

confusedly?1531

diffusedly1567

difficultly1568

indistinctly1580

enigmatically1590

perplexedly1603

subtilely1605

abstrusely1611

cloudily1651

oracularly1654

perplexly1670

reclusely1673

irrecognizably1841

Pickwickianly1866

delphically1927

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adverb]

darklyc1350

mistilya1382

murklya1400

obscurelya1527

muddily1648

unclearly1648

reconditely1722

abstrusely1734

a1382 Prefatory Epist. St. Jerome in Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) vii. 60 Þe whych in þe psauter ben mystyly [L. mystice] contenede.

a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 4364 In þe appocalipse apparty Es sayd þus ful mistyly [etc.].

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 149 Þes þingis he seide bifore to hem in proverbis and mystily.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 54 (MED) Than be-gan Merlin to speke so mystily, wher-of the boke of prophesyes is made.

a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) 3019 (MED) A philisopher mystily spake of this hete.

a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) v. 5450 Till wndyrstand oppynly The wordys that Job spak mystyly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

mistilyadv.²

Brit.

/ˈmɪstᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈmɪstᵻli/

Forms: Middle English mistely, Middle English mystily, 1600s mistyly, 1700s– mistily; also Scottish pre-1700 mystely.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: misty adj.¹, -ly suffix².

Etymology: < misty adj.¹ + -ly suffix².For the possibility that sense 1 may represent an extended use of mistily adv.¹ see etymological note s.v. misty adj.¹

†1. Obscurely, in a manner difficult to understand or interpret. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1395 G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale 1394 Philosophres speken so mystily In this craft, that men can nat come ther by.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) 9278 (MED) Þe folk..said, ‘lorde, quat may þis be, squa wonder mistely [a1400 Gött. mirkly, a1400 Trin. Cambr. merkely, a1400 Vesp. mireli] spekis he?’

a1550 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Wemyss) viii. 4515 Thomas..said thus mystely in derne [etc.].

2. In a misty manner; spec. with misty or tear-filled eyes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adverb] > of dimness or poor vision

darklya1398

mistilya1634

mole-blindedly1882

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] > indistinctly

thicklyc1400

indistinctly1580

obscurelyc1586

veiledly1646

dimly1667

blindly1686

shadowyc1804

mistily1813

hazily1818

filmily1853

shadowly1866

blurrily1868

vaguely1871

smudgedly1889

faintly1892

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adverb]

mistily1864

a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 90 As Men, that have looked long towards Heaven, can hardly well perceive the Objects on Earth, after it: So these Men having gazed long at the Starre above doe as Mistyly behold the Wise-men below.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Foggily Mistily, darkly, cloudily.

1813 Examiner 31 May 348/1 The mistily seen objects behind.

1864 J. R. Lowell Fireside Trav. 278 It began to rain, first mistily, and then in thick, hard drops.

1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. iv. 122 A semi-unconscious and mistily vague hope.

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. iii. 304 Miss Thong's gaze was still fastened mistily upon Elsie.

1946 E. Bowen Gone Away in Listener 3 Jan. 14/2 He had leaned back, snuffing the heliotrope, enjoying the cool of a spray that..mistily hosed the lawns.

1989 E. Hoffman Lost in Transl. (1991) i. 58 Patriotic or nostalgic discussions about the ‘real Poland’, which some of their non-Jewish friends, after a few glasses of vodka, mistily lament.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mistily
释义	† mistilyadv.¹ Forms: Middle English mistely, Middle English mistili, Middle English mistily, Middle English mistyly, Middle English mystely, Middle English mystili, Middle English mystiliche, Middle English mystily, Middle English mystilye, Middle English mystyle, Middle English mystyly; Scottish pre-1700 mystelie, pre-1700 mystyly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: misty adj.², -ly suffix². Etymology: < misty adj.² + -ly suffix². Obsolete. Mystically; symbolically, figuratively.Often difficult to distinguish from mistily adv.² 1: see etymological note at misty adj.¹ ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adverb] deeplyc888 highOE darkOE dimly?c1225 darklyc1350 mistilya1382 murklya1400 subtlya1500 obscurelya1527 confuselya1530 diffuselyc1530 confusedly?1531 diffusedly1567 difficultly1568 indistinctly1580 enigmatically1590 perplexedly1603 subtilely1605 abstrusely1611 cloudily1651 oracularly1654 perplexly1670 reclusely1673 irrecognizably1841 Pickwickianly1866 delphically1927 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adverb] darklyc1350 mistilya1382 murklya1400 obscurelya1527 muddily1648 unclearly1648 reconditely1722 abstrusely1734 a1382 Prefatory Epist. St. Jerome in Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) vii. 60 Þe whych in þe psauter ben mystyly [L. mystice] contenede. a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 4364 In þe appocalipse apparty Es sayd þus ful mistyly [etc.]. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 149 Þes þingis he seide bifore to hem in proverbis and mystily. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 54 (MED) Than be-gan Merlin to speke so mystily, wher-of the boke of prophesyes is made. a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) 3019 (MED) A philisopher mystily spake of this hete. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) v. 5450 Till wndyrstand oppynly The wordys that Job spak mystyly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). mistilyadv.² Brit. /ˈmɪstᵻli/, U.S. /ˈmɪstᵻli/ Forms: Middle English mistely, Middle English mystily, 1600s mistyly, 1700s– mistily; also Scottish pre-1700 mystely. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: misty adj.¹, -ly suffix². Etymology: < misty adj.¹ + -ly suffix².For the possibility that sense 1 may represent an extended use of mistily adv.¹ see etymological note s.v. misty adj.¹ †1. Obscurely, in a manner difficult to understand or interpret. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1395 G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale 1394 Philosophres speken so mystily In this craft, that men can nat come ther by. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) 9278 (MED) Þe folk..said, ‘lorde, quat may þis be, squa wonder mistely [a1400 Gött. mirkly, a1400 Trin. Cambr. merkely, a1400 Vesp. mireli] spekis he?’ a1550 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Wemyss) viii. 4515 Thomas..said thus mystely in derne [etc.]. 2. In a misty manner; spec. with misty or tear-filled eyes. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adverb] > of dimness or poor vision darklya1398 mistilya1634 mole-blindedly1882 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] > indistinctly thicklyc1400 indistinctly1580 obscurelyc1586 veiledly1646 dimly1667 blindly1686 shadowyc1804 mistily1813 hazily1818 filmily1853 shadowly1866 blurrily1868 vaguely1871 smudgedly1889 faintly1892 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adverb] mistily1864 a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 90 As Men, that have looked long towards Heaven, can hardly well perceive the Objects on Earth, after it: So these Men having gazed long at the Starre above doe as Mistyly behold the Wise-men below. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Foggily Mistily, darkly, cloudily. 1813 Examiner 31 May 348/1 The mistily seen objects behind. 1864 J. R. Lowell Fireside Trav. 278 It began to rain, first mistily, and then in thick, hard drops. 1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. iv. 122 A semi-unconscious and mistily vague hope. 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. iii. 304 Miss Thong's gaze was still fastened mistily upon Elsie. 1946 E. Bowen Gone Away in Listener 3 Jan. 14/2 He had leaned back, snuffing the heliotrope, enjoying the cool of a spray that..mistily hosed the lawns. 1989 E. Hoffman Lost in Transl. (1991) i. 58 Patriotic or nostalgic discussions about the ‘real Poland’, which some of their non-Jewish friends, after a few glasses of vodka, mistily lament. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.¹a1382adv.²c1395
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