perishinglyadv.

Brit.

/ˈpɛrᵻʃɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋli/

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

Etymology: < perishing adj. + -ly suffix².

So as to cause great discomfort or suffering; in the extreme. Chiefly used of cold weather (cf. perishing adj. 2a). Also simply as an intensifier.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > cause of death > [adverb]

deadlyc1050

deathlya1250

fellyc1330

mortallyc1390

à la mort?1536

deadlily1621

lethally1661

mortiferously1685

perishingly1698

deathfully1761

vitally1891

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 298 Perishingly cold with frosty Winds.

1836 J. Montgomery Poet. Wks. (new ed.) III. 150 Why are the joys that will not last So perishingly sweet?

1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist vi. 97 These sleeping-places were perishingly cold.

1929 L. W. Reese Victorian Village 272 Alas, the bush was tried too hard one perishingly bitter winter.

1964 Fiddlehead Summer 33 As we climbed, it grew perishingly cold.

1997 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 June 20 It's perishingly difficult, I can tell you.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perishingly
释义	perishinglyadv. Brit. /ˈpɛrᵻʃɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perishing adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < perishing adj. + -ly suffix². So as to cause great discomfort or suffering; in the extreme. Chiefly used of cold weather (cf. perishing adj. 2a). Also simply as an intensifier. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > cause of death > [adverb] deadlyc1050 deathlya1250 fellyc1330 mortallyc1390 à la mort?1536 deadlily1621 lethally1661 mortiferously1685 perishingly1698 deathfully1761 vitally1891 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 298 Perishingly cold with frosty Winds. 1836 J. Montgomery Poet. Wks. (new ed.) III. 150 Why are the joys that will not last So perishingly sweet? 1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist vi. 97 These sleeping-places were perishingly cold. 1929 L. W. Reese Victorian Village 272 Alas, the bush was tried too hard one perishingly bitter winter. 1964 Fiddlehead Summer 33 As we climbed, it grew perishingly cold. 1997 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 June 20 It's perishingly difficult, I can tell you. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1698
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