promisinglyadv.

Brit.

/ˈprɒmᵻsɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˈprɑməsɪŋli/

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

Etymology: < promising adj. + -ly suffix².

In a promising manner; so as to give hope or cause a positive expectation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [adverb]

of great (also such, etc.) expectation1553

promisinglya1691

hopefully1846

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adverb] > in a manner likely to succeed

promisingly1748

a1691 R. Boyle Gen. Hist. Air (1692) 49 I speak the less promisingly of what I am to say in the remaining part of this paper.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. xxi. 184 Clarissa must be the name, if promisingly lovely!

1797 E. Marshall Edmund & Eleonora I. xlviii. 329 To complete the good work, which he has so promisingly begun.

1843 R. J. Graves Syst. Clin. Med. xiv. 153 His countenance now spoke promisingly.

1861 W. Brinton in Peaks, Passes & Glac. 2nd Ser. I. 428 The weather cleared, and left the summits of the surrounding mountains promisingly covered with snow.

1907 Daily Chron. 21 Oct. 4/4 This movement, which started so promisingly, and ought by now to have evoluted into honourable well-paid work.

1943 Times 3 Mar. 4/7 It is difficult to see how the whole series of operations, which began so promisingly for the enemy, can have profited him in the end.

1989 A. Stevenson Bitter Fame iv. 61 Though the poems she showed him were imitative, they were promisingly adroit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	promisingly
释义	promisinglyadv. Brit. /ˈprɒmᵻsɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈprɑməsɪŋli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: promising adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < promising adj. + -ly suffix². In a promising manner; so as to give hope or cause a positive expectation. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [adverb] of great (also such, etc.) expectation1553 promisinglya1691 hopefully1846 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adverb] > in a manner likely to succeed promisingly1748 a1691 R. Boyle Gen. Hist. Air (1692) 49 I speak the less promisingly of what I am to say in the remaining part of this paper. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. xxi. 184 Clarissa must be the name, if promisingly lovely! 1797 E. Marshall Edmund & Eleonora I. xlviii. 329 To complete the good work, which he has so promisingly begun. 1843 R. J. Graves Syst. Clin. Med. xiv. 153 His countenance now spoke promisingly. 1861 W. Brinton in Peaks, Passes & Glac. 2nd Ser. I. 428 The weather cleared, and left the summits of the surrounding mountains promisingly covered with snow. 1907 Daily Chron. 21 Oct. 4/4 This movement, which started so promisingly, and ought by now to have evoluted into honourable well-paid work. 1943 Times 3 Mar. 4/7 It is difficult to see how the whole series of operations, which began so promisingly for the enemy, can have profited him in the end. 1989 A. Stevenson Bitter Fame iv. 61 Though the poems she showed him were imitative, they were promisingly adroit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1691
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