单词 | monkishly |
释义 | monkishlyadv. In the manner of a monk; in a manner resembling that of a monk. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adverb] in silencea1382 without language?c1450 sub silentio1563 monkishly1595 wordlessly1840 pauciloquently1844 speechlessly1847 taciturnly1847 reticently1859 incommunicativelya1862 society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > [adverb] in privity?c1225 in private1469 on private1582 monkishly1595 retiredly1599 recluse1612 reclusely1748 in seclusion1785 secludedly1837 en retraite1840 reclusively1845 upon the snug1861 to lie up1881 society > faith > church government > monasticism > monk > [adverb] monkishly1595 1595 W. Burton Rowsing of Sluggard i. sig. Cv Now, as this is common amongst those Caterpillers, so we must take heede that this be not in all of vs, for we are al too monkishly addicted. a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 103 Which maybe read Thus truely, but monkishly translated, in Hector Boethius. 1792 T. Dermody Poems 24 Glorious Cathedral! for a chosen band, Not monkishly pretended. 1856 Ladies' Repository Oct. 604 The neighborhoods in which they monkishly and meanly lived. 1914 R. C. Cabot What Men live By ii. xvii. 145 Sympathy with every product of creation is the desire of every one who wants to live intelligently in the world and not monkishly outside it. 1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 2 Apr. 17/4 An 8-foot-tall giant of a boy, grotesquely overweight, monkishly reclusive, bookishly self-protective. 1994 Observer 27 Mar. 19/1 An earnest, likeable man, he monkishly declines campaign contributions over $500. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1595 |
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