momentouslyadv.

Brit.

/məˈmɛntəsli/, U.S.

/moʊˈmɛn(t)əsli/

Forms: see momentous adj. and -ly suffix².

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

Etymology: < momentous adj. + -ly suffix².

In a momentous manner; significantly, weightily.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > of great importance

momentously1748

1748 J. Lind Lett. Navy (1757) ii. 73 A person may offend very notoriously and momentuously [sic].

a1821 J. Keats Otho i. i, in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) II. 115 It does regard you greatly, Nearly, momentously,—aye, painfully!

1880 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea (ed. 4) VI. ix. 250 Two or more courses of action momentously different.

1904 H. James Golden Bowl I. iii. xx. 334 Something had rather momentously occurred, in Eaton Square, during his enjoyed minutes with his old friend.

1997 Daily Tel. 1 Jan. 4/5 Momentously James Callaghan, the Chancellor, announced that Britain would decimalise its currency in 1971.

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

单词	momentously
释义	momentouslyadv. Brit. /məˈmɛntəsli/, U.S. /moʊˈmɛn(t)əsli/ Forms: see momentous adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: momentous adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < momentous adj. + -ly suffix². In a momentous manner; significantly, weightily. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > of great importance momentously1748 1748 J. Lind Lett. Navy (1757) ii. 73 A person may offend very notoriously and momentuously [sic]. a1821 J. Keats Otho i. i, in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) II. 115 It does regard you greatly, Nearly, momentously,—aye, painfully! 1880 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea (ed. 4) VI. ix. 250 Two or more courses of action momentously different. 1904 H. James Golden Bowl I. iii. xx. 334 Something had rather momentously occurred, in Eaton Square, during his enjoyed minutes with his old friend. 1997 Daily Tel. 1 Jan. 4/5 Momentously James Callaghan, the Chancellor, announced that Britain would decimalise its currency in 1971. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1748
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