mountainouslyadv.

Brit.

/ˈmaʊntᵻnəsli/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊntənəsli/,

/ˈmaʊntn̩əsli/

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

Etymology: < mountainous adj. + -ly suffix².

So as to resemble a mountain, esp. in height or steepness; hugely, enormously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adverb]

mountainously1612

mountainward1834

mountainwards1838

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xv. 238 Chiltern..mountainously hie.

1845 E. Robinson Whitehall I. 354 The waves mountainously rolling.

1898 F. B. Money-Coutts Alhambra 25 The night less mountainously lies Upon our lids, than foolish day's Importunate futilities.

1963 Daily Tel. 1 Mar. 14/2 Over the country as a whole industry's share of the burden goes up mountainously.

1983 ‘J. le Carré’ Little Drummer Girl i. xiii. 223 My parents are mountainously rich.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mountainously
释义	mountainouslyadv. Brit. /ˈmaʊntᵻnəsli/, U.S. /ˈmaʊntənəsli/, /ˈmaʊntn̩əsli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mountainous adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < mountainous adj. + -ly suffix². So as to resemble a mountain, esp. in height or steepness; hugely, enormously. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adverb] mountainously1612 mountainward1834 mountainwards1838 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xv. 238 Chiltern..mountainously hie. 1845 E. Robinson Whitehall I. 354 The waves mountainously rolling. 1898 F. B. Money-Coutts Alhambra 25 The night less mountainously lies Upon our lids, than foolish day's Importunate futilities. 1963 Daily Tel. 1 Mar. 14/2 Over the country as a whole industry's share of the burden goes up mountainously. 1983 ‘J. le Carré’ Little Drummer Girl i. xiii. 223 My parents are mountainously rich. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1612
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