plunginglyadv.

Brit.

/ˈplʌn(d)ʒɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˈpləndʒɪŋli/

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

Etymology: < plunging adj. + -ly suffix².

In a plunging manner; with a pitching or diving motion; headlong, with a rush.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adverb] > with a plunge

souse1707

plungingly1822

1822 W. Tennant Thane of Fife vi. 236 Flounce plungingly into the flashing flood.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cxxv. 573 The ship was sailing plungingly; astern the billows rolled in riots.

1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch III. v. lii. 154 Fred hesitated an instant and then went on plungingly.

1957 Hammond (Indiana) Times 27 Aug. 4/1 Wear this dress with the demure guimpe, wear it plungingly low or smartly scarfed.

2000 Independent (Nexis) 18 June 8 I teeter on the entrances to the narrow bridge road which now lead plungingly nowhere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plungingly
释义	plunginglyadv. Brit. /ˈplʌn(d)ʒɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈpləndʒɪŋli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plunging adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < plunging adj. + -ly suffix². In a plunging manner; with a pitching or diving motion; headlong, with a rush. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adverb] > with a plunge souse1707 plungingly1822 1822 W. Tennant Thane of Fife vi. 236 Flounce plungingly into the flashing flood. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cxxv. 573 The ship was sailing plungingly; astern the billows rolled in riots. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch III. v. lii. 154 Fred hesitated an instant and then went on plungingly. 1957 Hammond (Indiana) Times 27 Aug. 4/1 Wear this dress with the demure guimpe, wear it plungingly low or smartly scarfed. 2000 Independent (Nexis) 18 June 8 I teeter on the entrances to the narrow bridge road which now lead plungingly nowhere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1822
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