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单词 moonily
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moonilyadv.

Brit. /ˈmuːnᵻli/, U.S. /ˈmunəli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moony adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < moony adj. + -ly suffix2.
1. Like or in the manner of the moon. rare.
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a1849 T. L. Beddoes Poems (1851) I. 196 So our sails in the bubbles Ghostily Are mirrored, and hover Moonily.
2. In a mooning or aimless manner; dreamily.
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the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adverb]
unlustilyc1390
supinely1605
supine1615
lethargically1633
unlustly1649
phlegmatically1673
phlegmaticly1673
listlessly1693
davielya1796
sloomy1820
torpidly1820
moonily1887
mooningly1893
1887 Punch 10 Sept. 110 ‘Far worse!’ he moonily muttered.
1946 R. Lehmann Gipsy's Baby and Other Stories 77 There she composed herself beside the window, gazing moonily at nothing.
1973 D. Dunnett Murder in Focus xvi. 245 They walked slowly past us, flushed and moonily smiling.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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