babyishlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈbeɪbɪᵻʃli/, U.S.

/ˈbeɪbiᵻʃli/

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

Etymology: < babyish adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier babishly adv.

Frequently derogatory.

In the manner of a baby or young child; (excessively) childishly. Cf. earlier babishly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > childish folly, childishness > [adverb]

childlya1425

bairn-likec1425

bairnly1483

childishly1533

babishly1551

puerilely1654

babyishly1829

babily1872

1829 Ladies' Lexicon at Babe Babyishly.

1839 B. E. Hill Home Service I. xi. 196 He became babyishly self-pitying.

1884 J. C. Goldsmith Himself Again iii. 29 He felt, almost babyishly, that she might take him and make him what she wished him to be.

1919 J. Buchan Mr. Standfast (1928) ii. 38 I found it impossible to be angry with them for long, they were so babyishly innocent.

1966 J. Dos Passos Best Times (1968) iv. 158 We both knew how babyishly sensitive he was.

1997 J. Updike Toward End of Time 259 Her passion is based in part upon my being asleep, babyishly defenseless and pre-sexual, exciting perverse desire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	babyishly
释义	babyishlyadv. Brit. /ˈbeɪbɪᵻʃli/, U.S. /ˈbeɪbiᵻʃli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: babyish adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < babyish adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier babishly adv. Frequently derogatory. In the manner of a baby or young child; (excessively) childishly. Cf. earlier babishly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > childish folly, childishness > [adverb] childlya1425 bairn-likec1425 bairnly1483 childishly1533 babishly1551 puerilely1654 babyishly1829 babily1872 1829 Ladies' Lexicon at Babe Babyishly. 1839 B. E. Hill Home Service I. xi. 196 He became babyishly self-pitying. 1884 J. C. Goldsmith Himself Again iii. 29 He felt, almost babyishly, that she might take him and make him what she wished him to be. 1919 J. Buchan Mr. Standfast (1928) ii. 38 I found it impossible to be angry with them for long, they were so babyishly innocent. 1966 J. Dos Passos Best Times (1968) iv. 158 We both knew how babyishly sensitive he was. 1997 J. Updike Toward End of Time 259 Her passion is based in part upon my being asleep, babyishly defenseless and pre-sexual, exciting perverse desire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1829
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