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单词 oozily
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oozilyadv.

Brit. /ˈuːzᵻli/, U.S. /ˈuzəli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oozy adj.2, -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < oozy adj.2 + -ly suffix2.In quot. 1871, there appears to be no corresponding Latin word. Catullus (61. 14) has manū pīneam quate taedam.
As if through or in ooze or mud. Also figurative: unctuously.
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1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxi. 15 Hands to the winds above Torches oozily swinging.
1913 A. Lowell Sword Blades & Poppy Seeds (1914) 50 Leviathans Oozily crawling through the mud.
1935 G. J. Nathan Passing Judgments 258 Nobody in the world can smile so oozily as a night club band conductor.
1979 Sci. Amer. Sept. 31/1 They are amoeboid forms that move without flagella or cilia by oozily ‘walking’.
2001 Guardian (Electronic ed.) 20 July Dream, an oozily sincere ballad featuring female protégée Chinky.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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