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单词 pausefully
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pausefullyadv.

Brit. /ˈpɔːzfᵿli/, /ˈpɔːzfl̩i/, U.S. /ˈpɔzf(ə)li/, /ˈpɑzf(ə)li/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pauseful adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < pauseful adj. + -ly suffix2.
In a pauseful manner; so as to cause a pause.
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the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [adverb] > so as to cause
pausefully1866
1866 M. Arnold Thyrsis xiv, in Macmillan's Mag. Apr. 452 I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life's headlong train.
1922 Isis 4 558 Here History lays a finger upon us pausefully and bids caution.
1941 W. A. Percy Lanterns on Levee xvi. 188 My French vocabulary suddenly wasted away. Slowly and pausefully I began.
2002 Independent (Nexis) 17 Jan. 12 One of those short, early evening shows in which Douglas Hodge and Lia Williams will pausefully read from Harold Pinter's credit-card statements.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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