mothlikeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɒθlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmɔθˌlaɪk/,

/ˈmɑθˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moth n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < moth n.¹ + -like suffix.

A. adv.

In a manner resembling that of a moth.

ΚΠ

1632 G. Wither Psalmes of David xxxix. 76 When thou for sinn dost, man correct, Thou, Moth-like fretst their Forme awaie.

1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 256 I looked, and saw Time on his two great wings..Fly, moth-like, right into the flickering sun.

1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 119 From him who hovereth, mothlike, round the sun To six-mooned Uranus.

1904 W. H. Hudson Green Mansions xiii. 174 She, too, moth-like, had vanished from my side.

B. adj.

Resembling a moth.

ΚΠ

1797 M. Wollstonecraft in C. K. Paul William Godwin (1876) I. 242 I spare the moth-like appearance.

1804–8 W. Blake Milton i. xi, in Compl. Writings (1972) 492 Her moth-like elegance shone over the Assembly.

1885 W. B. Yeats in Dublin Univ. Rev. July 136/1 Gently shook their moth-like wings.

1934 S. Spender Poems (ed. 2) 36 The mothlike lips at dusk.

1987 New Yorker 4 May 120/2 The knuckleball..renders the ball spinless and willful. It meanders plateward in a leisurely, mothlike pattern.

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

单词	mothlike
释义	mothlikeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈmɒθlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɔθˌlaɪk/, /ˈmɑθˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moth n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < moth n.¹ + -like suffix. A. adv. In a manner resembling that of a moth. ΚΠ 1632 G. Wither Psalmes of David xxxix. 76 When thou for sinn dost, man correct, Thou, Moth-like fretst their Forme awaie. 1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 256 I looked, and saw Time on his two great wings..Fly, moth-like, right into the flickering sun. 1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 119 From him who hovereth, mothlike, round the sun To six-mooned Uranus. 1904 W. H. Hudson Green Mansions xiii. 174 She, too, moth-like, had vanished from my side. B. adj. Resembling a moth. ΚΠ 1797 M. Wollstonecraft in C. K. Paul William Godwin (1876) I. 242 I spare the moth-like appearance. 1804–8 W. Blake Milton i. xi, in Compl. Writings (1972) 492 Her moth-like elegance shone over the Assembly. 1885 W. B. Yeats in Dublin Univ. Rev. July 136/1 Gently shook their moth-like wings. 1934 S. Spender Poems (ed. 2) 36 The mothlike lips at dusk. 1987 New Yorker 4 May 120/2 The knuckleball..renders the ball spinless and willful. It meanders plateward in a leisurely, mothlike pattern. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1632
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