-erlysuffix

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. lefterly Brit.

/ˈlɛftəli/, U.S.

/ˈlɛftərli/.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: northerly adj.; northerly adv.; westerly adj.; westerly adv.

Etymology: Probably < -erly (in northerly adj., northerly adv., westerly adj., westerly adv., etc.).

Forming adjectives and adverbs (chiefly ad hoc formations) indicating direction or position with regard to what is specified by the first element. See also coasterly adj.

ΚΠ

1625 H. Hudson & J. Playse in S. Purchas Pilgrimes III. xiv. 568 A Westerly wind, which would be to vs a landerly wind if wee found Land.

1967 J. Gooding People of Providence Street x. 155 Blow the wind homerly, blow wind, blow hard.

1981 J. Mason Before I Forget xiii. 252 In order to fix my eyes on Uriah I had to look in a lefterly direction.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-erly
释义	-erlysuffix Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. lefterly Brit. /ˈlɛftəli/, U.S. /ˈlɛftərli/. Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: northerly adj.; northerly adv.; westerly adj.; westerly adv. Etymology: Probably < -erly (in northerly adj., northerly adv., westerly adj., westerly adv., etc.). Forming adjectives and adverbs (chiefly ad hoc formations) indicating direction or position with regard to what is specified by the first element. See also coasterly adj. ΚΠ 1625 H. Hudson & J. Playse in S. Purchas Pilgrimes III. xiv. 568 A Westerly wind, which would be to vs a landerly wind if wee found Land. 1967 J. Gooding People of Providence Street x. 155 Blow the wind homerly, blow wind, blow hard. 1981 J. Mason Before I Forget xiii. 252 In order to fix my eyes on Uriah I had to look in a lefterly direction. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < suffix1625
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