单词 | personably |
释义 | personablyadv.ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adverb] worthlyeOE worthlyOE worthily?c1225 reallya1375 proudc1384 riallya1387 royallyc1405 proudly?a1425 rialc1425 stately?a1439 personably1481 sumptuouslyc1487 magnificentlya1552 majestically1577 in state1580 palatially1867 1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 45 Yf ye had seen reynart how personably he wente wyth hys male and palster on his sholder [Du. hoe persoenliken hi doe ghinc]. 2. In person; = personally adv. 1b.Apparently unattested in 18th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > [adverb] > in person personallya1398 personably1483 faciallya1633 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 371 b/1 He myght not hym self entende personably [Fr. personellement] vnto hys thynges. 1538 A. Fitzherbert Newe Bk. Justyces Peas 125 Upon payn of forty pounds personably to appere before the kinge. 1595 A. Golding tr. J. Hurault Politicke, Moral, & Martial Disc. xiv. 117 The Pope..comming himselfe personably into France, did put the realme into Pepins hand. 1647 T. Fuller Serm. Assvrance 24 Many thousands of them..never had the favour, to bee personably known unto him. 1852 G. Bush Notes, Crit. & Pract. on Bk. of Leviticus 51/1 The remedy is provided; the atonement is made known; the mode of making it personably available is clearly stated. 1903 Econ. Jrnl. 13 266 Shareholders who were not personably implicated in carrying on war against us. 2003 Indianapolis Business Jrnl. (Nexis) 3 Mar. 3 If they had followed their supervisors' orders they could have been personably liable and/or subject to criminal liability if something happened to the plane. 3. In a personable manner; cordially, genially, agreeably. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adverb] > with agreeable manner sweetly?c1225 plausibly1589 genially1751 personably1944 1944 Times 23 Dec. 6/5 The company is personably led by Miss Audrey Hesketh and Mr. Eric Micklewood. 1956 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 12 Oct. 8/2 A concert as personably charming as it was musically excellent. 1975 L. E. Goodall & D. P. Sprengel Amer. Metropolis 75 Oral examinations..allow the interviewers to get an idea of the applicant's ability to think quickly, express himself well, and converse personably with others. 2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 24 Jan. c1 Charles Osgood now hosts the show, personably enough but without the authentic salt-of-the-earthiness that made Kuralt such a singularly credible character on the air. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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