nighlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪli/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪli/

Forms: Old English nealice, Middle English neli, 1500s nighlie, 1500s nyally, 1500s nyghly, 1500s– nighly.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch nālīke , nālijc , nālic , Old High German nāhlīhho (Middle High German nāchlīche , næhelīche ), Old Icelandic náliga (Icelandic nálega ) < the Germanic base of nigh adv. + the Germanic base of -ly suffix².Compare also Old English nēahlic (adjective) near, neighbouring.

Now U.S. regional (rare).

1. Almost, nearly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount)

well-nigheOE

nighOE

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nara1400

neara1400

anighsta1425

muchwhata1513

wellmost1548

most1629

nighly1694

nearly1769

partly1781

mostly1805

most1808

mostlings1816

about1827

nearabouts1834

fairly1840

welly1859

approaching1951

eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xlv. 335 Hie nealice swa fela ðearfena ofsleað swa hie iðelice mid hiera ælmessan gehelpan meahton.

OE Blickling Homilies 207 On sumre stowe he [sc. the roof] wæs þæt man mid his handa nealice geræcean mihte, in sumre eaþelice mid heafde gehrinan.

OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 278 Þa wearð an cnapa..þurh næddran geslit nealice adyd.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 7700 Saul soght david for to quell..oft þe chances sua þai fell þat neli [a1400 Gött. welner] was þam noght e-mell.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Coll. Phys.) 19124 (MED) Þe saduceis, namlic þat lede, For þuprising walde neli [a1400 Vesp. ner] wede.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure 55 For he dyde compyle than full nyally Of our blyssed lady the conuersacyon Saynt Edmundes lyfe [etc.].

1694 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) ii. ix. 67 A Cube, and a Sphere of the same metal, and nighly of the same bigness.

1745 Philos. Trans. 1744–5 (Royal Soc.) 43 110 The Cuticle, which is separated, appears nighly of the same Colour on the Outside.

1765 T. Godfrey Prince of Parthia in Juvenile Poems 146 'Twas a moving Scene, e'en my rough nature Was nighly melted.

1847 ‘Everpoint’ Drama in Pokerville 198 I'm nighly dead a guessin'!

1861 N. Wiseman in Ess. Relig. & Lit. (1865) 1st Ser. 15 Literature had apparently most nighly reached enervation.

1888 B. L. Burnett From Stable Boy to Merchant Prince viii Wright's time was nighly op in the place e' 'add.

1968 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) III. 803/1 Nighly.

†2. Closely. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > nearly or closely

nighlyOE

nighc1387

throng?a1425

justc1440

narrowly1487

foot-hot1513

meeta1522

hardly1554

fastlings1568

nearly1569

neara1592

close1596

closely1634

nicely1690

narrow1697

snugly1800

snug1831

tight1888

OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) iv. xlvi. 336 He þeodað hi & gefeolað nealicor & fæstlicor to þære rihtwisnesse.

1534 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) I. 377 That thing whiche semed to concerne his grace and his reigne so nyghly.

1589 T. Cooper Admon. People of Eng. 144 Now I must come to that which toucheth bishops most nighlie.

1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 242 Especially such of them as most nighly related to Prerogative.

1691 W. Nicholls Answer Naked Gospel 73 To suffer this..for being so nighly related to a wicked Soul.

†3. Grudgingly, sparingly. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adverb]

narrowlya1250

feeblyc1290

scarcely1340

straitly1340

strait1390

niggardly?1529

nighly1548

pinchingly1561

close-fisted1575

hard1580

niggishly1580

nearly1591

mincingly1593

costively1598

penuriously1616

neara1625

scantingly1627

parsimoniouslya1634

scrapingly1680

stingily1682

scrimply1690

sneakingly1695

churlishly1875

curmudgeonly1879

skinflintily1899

mingily1958

1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Auare,..couetously, nyghly, nygardly.

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. July 171 Theyr weedes bene not so nighly wore; Such simplesse mought them shend.

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

单词	nighly
释义	nighlyadv. Brit. /ˈnʌɪli/, U.S. /ˈnaɪli/ Forms: Old English nealice, Middle English neli, 1500s nighlie, 1500s nyally, 1500s nyghly, 1500s– nighly. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch nālīke , nālijc , nālic , Old High German nāhlīhho (Middle High German nāchlīche , næhelīche ), Old Icelandic náliga (Icelandic nálega ) < the Germanic base of nigh adv. + the Germanic base of -ly suffix².Compare also Old English nēahlic (adjective) near, neighbouring. Now U.S. regional (rare). 1. Almost, nearly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount) well-nigheOE nighOE well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nara1400 neara1400 anighsta1425 muchwhata1513 wellmost1548 most1629 nighly1694 nearly1769 partly1781 mostly1805 most1808 mostlings1816 about1827 nearabouts1834 fairly1840 welly1859 approaching1951 eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xlv. 335 Hie nealice swa fela ðearfena ofsleað swa hie iðelice mid hiera ælmessan gehelpan meahton. OE Blickling Homilies 207 On sumre stowe he [sc. the roof] wæs þæt man mid his handa nealice geræcean mihte, in sumre eaþelice mid heafde gehrinan. OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 278 Þa wearð an cnapa..þurh næddran geslit nealice adyd. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 7700 Saul soght david for to quell..oft þe chances sua þai fell þat neli [a1400 Gött. welner] was þam noght e-mell. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Coll. Phys.) 19124 (MED) Þe saduceis, namlic þat lede, For þuprising walde neli [a1400 Vesp. ner] wede. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure 55 For he dyde compyle than full nyally Of our blyssed lady the conuersacyon Saynt Edmundes lyfe [etc.]. 1694 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) ii. ix. 67 A Cube, and a Sphere of the same metal, and nighly of the same bigness. 1745 Philos. Trans. 1744–5 (Royal Soc.) 43 110 The Cuticle, which is separated, appears nighly of the same Colour on the Outside. 1765 T. Godfrey Prince of Parthia in Juvenile Poems 146 'Twas a moving Scene, e'en my rough nature Was nighly melted. 1847 ‘Everpoint’ Drama in Pokerville 198 I'm nighly dead a guessin'! 1861 N. Wiseman in Ess. Relig. & Lit. (1865) 1st Ser. 15 Literature had apparently most nighly reached enervation. 1888 B. L. Burnett From Stable Boy to Merchant Prince viii Wright's time was nighly op in the place e' 'add. 1968 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) III. 803/1 Nighly. †2. Closely. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > nearly or closely nighlyOE nighc1387 throng?a1425 justc1440 narrowly1487 foot-hot1513 meeta1522 hardly1554 fastlings1568 nearly1569 neara1592 close1596 closely1634 nicely1690 narrow1697 snugly1800 snug1831 tight1888 OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) iv. xlvi. 336 He þeodað hi & gefeolað nealicor & fæstlicor to þære rihtwisnesse. 1534 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) I. 377 That thing whiche semed to concerne his grace and his reigne so nyghly. 1589 T. Cooper Admon. People of Eng. 144 Now I must come to that which toucheth bishops most nighlie. 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 242 Especially such of them as most nighly related to Prerogative. 1691 W. Nicholls Answer Naked Gospel 73 To suffer this..for being so nighly related to a wicked Soul. †3. Grudgingly, sparingly. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adverb] narrowlya1250 feeblyc1290 scarcely1340 straitly1340 strait1390 niggardly?1529 nighly1548 pinchingly1561 close-fisted1575 hard1580 niggishly1580 nearly1591 mincingly1593 costively1598 penuriously1616 neara1625 scantingly1627 parsimoniouslya1634 scrapingly1680 stingily1682 scrimply1690 sneakingly1695 churlishly1875 curmudgeonly1879 skinflintily1899 mingily1958 1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Auare,..couetously, nyghly, nygardly. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. July 171 Theyr weedes bene not so nighly wore; Such simplesse mought them shend. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.eOE
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