profitablyadv.

Brit.

/ˈprɒfᵻtəbli/, U.S.

/ˈprɑfədəbli/,

/ˈprɑftəbli/

Forms:

α. Middle English profitable, Middle English profitabli, Middle English profitabliche, Middle English profitablych, Middle English profytabliche, Middle English prouffitably, Middle English–1500s profytably, Middle English– profitably, 1500s proffitably, 1500s profitablye; Scottish pre-1700 proffitably, pre-1700 profiteablie, pre-1700 1700s– profitably.

β. Middle English profetabilly, Middle English profitabely, Middle English profitabili, Middle English profitabily, Middle English profytabely, Middle English profythabelyche; Scottish pre-1700 prophetabily, pre-1700 prouffitabily.

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

Etymology: < profitable adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French profitablement (c1200 or earlier in Anglo-Norman as porfitablement).

1. With advantage or benefit; usefully.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [adverb]

wellc1300

fructuouslya1382

profitablya1382

wella1400

commodiously1420

at the best advice1433

fruitfullyc1450

fruituouslyc1450

behovably1512

profitable?c1525

availably1530

beneficially1531

advantageously1562

availfully1603

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Tobit vi. 5 Þese thingys..ben profitabli [L. utiliter] necessarie to medecynes.

c1440 S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (St. John's Cambr.) (1970) 97 Joseph helpid kinge Pharaoo more profitabli wiþ þe counceil of his prudence.

1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) ii. ii. b j b/2 Angels haue this vertue of werkynge myghtly swyftly and prouffitably wythout cessyng.

c1545 R. Copland tr. P. Tommai Art of Memory sig. B. i And yf, this eusebe, rede, this word enio to vs ye must alway knowe yf we may profytably collocat, the diction of thre or foure syllables, and it is no nede.

1568 T. Hill Proffitable Arte Gardening (rev. ed.) ii. xxi. f. 82^v The ashes of the Dyl..may proffitably be annointed on moiste vlcers.

1608 G. Chapman Conspiracie Duke of Byron i. i There are a number more Of these State Criticismes: That our personall view May profitably make.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan Rev. & Concl. 395 I think it may be profitably printed, and more profitably taught in the Universities.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 317. ¶48 Our Hours may very often be more profitably laid out.

1783 R. Cumberland Mysterious Husband iii. 57 When did you ever hear that interference between man and wife was thankfully received, or profitably answered any useful purpose?

1840 G. S. Faber Primitive Doctr. Regeneration p. xvi They..occupied themselves, not very profitably, in gnosticising upon the virtues of Celibacy.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 670 The flannel garments may profitably be lined with thin washing silk.

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xxiii. 372 She might more profitably consider what would happen in three years' time.

1940 W. V. Quine Math. Logic iii. 147 The eligibility of an expression to occur in statements at all..is a matter over which we can profitably maintain control.

1999 I. Kostov & R. I. Kostov Crystal Habits Minerals iii. 24 The multicolour symmetry may profitably be used for illustrating the dynamic growth of the crystals of minerals.

2. With financial profit; lucratively.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adverb] > profitably

well1532

gainfully1549

profitably1668

productively1770

remuneratively1838

lucratively1848

payably1878

1668 T. Culpeper App. to Treat. conc. Abatem. Usury 7 In Holland, Women, Nay Children now trade securely and profitably.

?1709 Memorial Nature & Present State Trade to Afr. 5 Finding it impracticable..to Trade profitably, on the foot of the present Constitution.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. iii. iv. 506 A small capital might be employed in purchasing land as profitably as in any other way.

1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall x. 287 Localities where the tin or copper can be profitably raised.

1881 Nature 8 Sept. 451/2 There will be a limit to the distance to which electricity may be profitably conveyed.

1928 F. T. Brooks Plant Dis. ii. 15 On some alkaline soils oats cannot be grown profitably on account of a disease known as Grey-leaf.

1963 Connecticut Hist. Soc. Apr. 42 He invested the balance remaining to his credit in merchandise to be disposed of profitably in America.

1996 Guardian 5 Oct. i. 24/8 Air Jamaica may still be in debt, but is now trading profitably.

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

单词	profitably
释义	profitablyadv. Brit. /ˈprɒfᵻtəbli/, U.S. /ˈprɑfədəbli/, /ˈprɑftəbli/ Forms: α. Middle English profitable, Middle English profitabli, Middle English profitabliche, Middle English profitablych, Middle English profytabliche, Middle English prouffitably, Middle English–1500s profytably, Middle English– profitably, 1500s proffitably, 1500s profitablye; Scottish pre-1700 proffitably, pre-1700 profiteablie, pre-1700 1700s– profitably. β. Middle English profetabilly, Middle English profitabely, Middle English profitabili, Middle English profitabily, Middle English profytabely, Middle English profythabelyche; Scottish pre-1700 prophetabily, pre-1700 prouffitabily. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: profitable adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < profitable adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French profitablement (c1200 or earlier in Anglo-Norman as porfitablement). 1. With advantage or benefit; usefully. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [adverb] wellc1300 fructuouslya1382 profitablya1382 wella1400 commodiously1420 at the best advice1433 fruitfullyc1450 fruituouslyc1450 behovably1512 profitable?c1525 availably1530 beneficially1531 advantageously1562 availfully1603 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Tobit vi. 5 Þese thingys..ben profitabli [L. utiliter] necessarie to medecynes. c1440 S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (St. John's Cambr.) (1970) 97 Joseph helpid kinge Pharaoo more profitabli wiþ þe counceil of his prudence. 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) ii. ii. b j b/2 Angels haue this vertue of werkynge myghtly swyftly and prouffitably wythout cessyng. c1545 R. Copland tr. P. Tommai Art of Memory sig. B. i And yf, this eusebe, rede, this word enio to vs ye must alway knowe yf we may profytably collocat, the diction of thre or foure syllables, and it is no nede. 1568 T. Hill Proffitable Arte Gardening (rev. ed.) ii. xxi. f. 82^v The ashes of the Dyl..may proffitably be annointed on moiste vlcers. 1608 G. Chapman Conspiracie Duke of Byron i. i There are a number more Of these State Criticismes: That our personall view May profitably make. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan Rev. & Concl. 395 I think it may be profitably printed, and more profitably taught in the Universities. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 317. ¶48 Our Hours may very often be more profitably laid out. 1783 R. Cumberland Mysterious Husband iii. 57 When did you ever hear that interference between man and wife was thankfully received, or profitably answered any useful purpose? 1840 G. S. Faber Primitive Doctr. Regeneration p. xvi They..occupied themselves, not very profitably, in gnosticising upon the virtues of Celibacy. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 670 The flannel garments may profitably be lined with thin washing silk. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xxiii. 372 She might more profitably consider what would happen in three years' time. 1940 W. V. Quine Math. Logic iii. 147 The eligibility of an expression to occur in statements at all..is a matter over which we can profitably maintain control. 1999 I. Kostov & R. I. Kostov Crystal Habits Minerals iii. 24 The multicolour symmetry may profitably be used for illustrating the dynamic growth of the crystals of minerals. 2. With financial profit; lucratively. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adverb] > profitably well1532 gainfully1549 profitably1668 productively1770 remuneratively1838 lucratively1848 payably1878 1668 T. Culpeper App. to Treat. conc. Abatem. Usury 7 In Holland, Women, Nay Children now trade securely and profitably. ?1709 Memorial Nature & Present State Trade to Afr. 5 Finding it impracticable..to Trade profitably, on the foot of the present Constitution. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. iii. iv. 506 A small capital might be employed in purchasing land as profitably as in any other way. View more context for this quotation 1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall x. 287 Localities where the tin or copper can be profitably raised. 1881 Nature 8 Sept. 451/2 There will be a limit to the distance to which electricity may be profitably conveyed. 1928 F. T. Brooks Plant Dis. ii. 15 On some alkaline soils oats cannot be grown profitably on account of a disease known as Grey-leaf. 1963 Connecticut Hist. Soc. Apr. 42 He invested the balance remaining to his credit in merchandise to be disposed of profitably in America. 1996 Guardian 5 Oct. i. 24/8 Air Jamaica may still be in debt, but is now trading profitably. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1382
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