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单词 prophetly
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prophetlyadj.

Brit. /ˈprɒfᵻtli/, U.S. /ˈprɑfətli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prophet n., -ly suffix1.
Etymology: < prophet n. + -ly suffix1. Compare earlier prophetic adj., prophetical adj.Apparently re-formed in the late 20th cent.
rare.
Characteristic of or befitting a prophet; prophetlike.
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propheticalc1450
propheticc1484
prophetly1579
fateful1720
1579 T. Palfreyman Baldwin's Treat. Morall Philos. (new ed.) i. xviii. f. 15 A worthy and prophetly saying.
1997 Mormons escaping their ‘Mormonness’? in alt.religion.mormon (Usenet newsgroup) 26 Dec. The power of focus groups and the prophetly curmudgeon, GBH's [sc. Gordon B. Hinckley's] PR skills in luring people in without frightening them away with images of [etc.].
2000 Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 28 July a13 While the LDS prophet Joseph Smith has always been kept ‘prophetly’ in past performances, he said, this year's version calls for him to be more of the robust individual history indicates him to have been.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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