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单词 monkishly
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monkishlyadv.

Brit. /ˈmʌŋkᵻʃli/, U.S. /ˈməŋkᵻʃli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: monkish adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < monkish adj. + -ly suffix2.
In the manner of a monk; in a manner resembling that of a monk.
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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).
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