† peacockicallyadv.
Obsolete.
= peacockishly adv. at peacockish adj. Derivatives.Apparently an isolated use.
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the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adverb]
boggishlya1375
with great renowna1400
jettingly1440
flourishingly?1545
rufflingly1575
flaunt-a-flaunt1576
peacock-like1576
peacockwise1577
peacockly1580
aflaunt1584
vauntingly1593
wealth boastingly1593
prankingly1610
fastuously1654
ostentativelya1658
ostentously1665
ostentatiously1671
showily1755
violently1771
paradingly1792
peacockically1834
peacockishly1834
pretentiously1848
ostensibly1855
slangily1858
peacocky1860
splurgily1887
swankily1924
glitzily1982
1834 R. Southey Doctor I. 38 This is to write..pavonesquement,..in English peacockically or peacockishly, whichever the reader may like best.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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adv.1834- subject catalogue
- subject cataloguing
- subject clause
- subject complement
- subject entry
- subject header
- subject heading
- subject index
- subject line
- subject list
- subject matter
- subject noun
- subject of inherence
- subject of inhesion
- subject of speculation
- subject of the crown
- subject of the realm
- subject part
- subject picture
- subject reference
- subject someone's neck to the yoke
- subject someone's neck unto the yoke
- subject superior
- subject to exception
- subject-changer