mistresslyadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪstrᵻsli/, U.S.

/ˈmɪstrᵻsli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mistress n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < mistress n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare earlier masterly adj.

†1. Belonging to the mistress of a household. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xl. 268 Will he take from me the Mistressly management, which I had not faultily discharged?

2. Resembling or characteristic of a woman proficient in an art. Cf. masterly adj. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with masterly skill

masterlyc1425

virtuouslya1500

masterfullya1603

masterlike1637

mistressly1786

1786 H. Mackenzie in Lounger No. 76. 303 I have seen some of them go through their evolutions in a very masterly and mistressly manner.

1794 H. Walpole Let. to Misses Berry 27 Sept. I did see the new bust of Mrs. Siddons, and a very mistressly performance it is indeed.

1803 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) I. 272 You who manage a pencil in so masterly, or mistressly a way.

1898 C. G. Robertson Voces Academicæ 253 I thought Gerty would have burst out crying, but she controlled herself in a mistressly way.

1940 V. Woolf Diary 31 Mar. (1984) V. 277 Mistressly in her winding up.

1995 Canad. Forum May 44/3 The author maintains a mistressly detachment and control over the narrative.

3. Characteristic of a man's mistress.Apparently an isolated use.In quot. merging punningly with sense 2.

ΚΠ

1939 A. Huxley After Many a Summer i. xiii. 180 Flirting with him all through dinner, so that you got the old man hopping jealous of him. That was masterly. Or should one say mistressly?

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

单词	mistressly
释义	mistresslyadj. Brit. /ˈmɪstrᵻsli/, U.S. /ˈmɪstrᵻsli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mistress n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < mistress n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare earlier masterly adj. †1. Belonging to the mistress of a household. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xl. 268 Will he take from me the Mistressly management, which I had not faultily discharged? 2. Resembling or characteristic of a woman proficient in an art. Cf. masterly adj. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with masterly skill masterlyc1425 virtuouslya1500 masterfullya1603 masterlike1637 mistressly1786 1786 H. Mackenzie in Lounger No. 76. 303 I have seen some of them go through their evolutions in a very masterly and mistressly manner. 1794 H. Walpole Let. to Misses Berry 27 Sept. I did see the new bust of Mrs. Siddons, and a very mistressly performance it is indeed. 1803 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) I. 272 You who manage a pencil in so masterly, or mistressly a way. 1898 C. G. Robertson Voces Academicæ 253 I thought Gerty would have burst out crying, but she controlled herself in a mistressly way. 1940 V. Woolf Diary 31 Mar. (1984) V. 277 Mistressly in her winding up. 1995 Canad. Forum May 44/3 The author maintains a mistressly detachment and control over the narrative. 3. Characteristic of a man's mistress.Apparently an isolated use.In quot. merging punningly with sense 2. ΚΠ 1939 A. Huxley After Many a Summer i. xiii. 180 Flirting with him all through dinner, so that you got the old man hopping jealous of him. That was masterly. Or should one say mistressly? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1747
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