providentlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈprɒvᵻd(ə)ntli/, U.S.

/ˈprɑvəˌdɛn(t)li/,

/ˈprɑvəd(ə)n(t)li/

Forms: see provident adj. and -ly suffix².

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

Etymology: < provident adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Middle French, French †providemment with foresight (1519). Compare earlier improvidently adv.

a. With foresight; with provision for the future; prudently.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > provident foresight, prudence > [adverb]

providently1487

providentially1619

far-sightedly1861

1487 Rolls of Parl. (2005) XV. 386/1 The kyng..hath been besied..so that [neither] his grace, nor yet his moost honorable councell myght..provydently make leeses [etc.].

1539 T. Paynell tr. St. Cyprian Serm. on Lordes Prayer sig. Cv^v Howe nedefully, howe prouidently, and howe holsomly be we admonyshed, that we be synners.

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique i. f. 40^v Did he enuye them, or els did he prouidently forsee vnto them bothe, when he toke them bothe from vs.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 137 He prouidently foresaw in what danger the Oguzian state stood.

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 928 The mouthes or passages of their cells are..altogether downward; and they very providently place the bottom of their cels upwards.

1702 J. Somers True Secret Hist. Lives & Reigns Kings & Queens Eng. 133 That Guard which was their only Preservation, and which the late King had so providently placed about them.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. Introd. ii. 51 Our laws might be providently made, and well executed, but they might not always have the good of the people in view.

1807 Times 29 Jan. 2/4 Mr. Addington, who was then minister..did most wisely and providently resolve to take the bold measure of repealing the Income Tax.

1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 61 He brought first a clean handkerchief, which his bed-maker had providently supplied.

1969 S. Burnford Without Reserve v. 180 The quiche Lorraine that Mary had providently packed for just such an occasion.

2005 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 13 Mar. 27 The 17 million families who, providently and at some sacrifice, have bought their own homes.

b. Economically; thriftily.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adverb] > thriftily or economically > for the future

providently1576

1576 A. Fleming tr. Socrates in Panoplie Epist. 228 The ant..more prouidently employing her paines then the grasshopper.

1607 Statutes in M. H. Peacock Hist. Free Gram. School Wakefield (1892) 57 Providentlie to lay out for the schole wants.

1641 Epitaph in J. J. Hissey Holiday on Road (1887) 404 Prudently simple, providently wary, To the world a Martha, and to heaven a Mary.

1694 P. A. Motteux in tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. Prol. sig. A4^v Providently to save Charges.

1811 Times 23 Mar. 3/2 It is, in truth, if providently expended, money well-bestowed.

1855 L. Hunt Autobiogr. I. xiii. 292 One of these [wards], not very providently (for I had not yet learned to think of money) I turned into a noble room.

1943 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 27 Oct. 6/2 The federal government should..insure that government funds are ‘providently spent’.

1997 S. C. Ogilvie State Corporatism & Proto-industry iii. 51 Promising that they will live providently so as not to burden the poor rate.

2. By or as by the intervention of Providence; fortunately, luckily.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adverb] > fortunately or luckily

happilya1375

graciouslya1382

blessedlyc1420

happenlyc1450

faira1475

luckly1538

fortunately1548

fortunably?1567

luckily1590

providently1600

comiclya1633

providentially1648

comically1717

well-favouredly1773

serendipitously1969

good-enough1982

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > activities of God > [adverb] > by divine providence

providently1600

dispensatorilya1641

providentially1645

1600 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) III. 708 And also prouidently defeated their dangerous and almost ineuitable fire-works.

1681 E. Murphy Present State Ireland §18 Providently one John Mackeevir going by.

1799 Times 1 Nov. 3/2 More than 40 shots were fired at him, providently without effect.

1849 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Times 13 Dec. 1/6 Several persons, who escaped the first effects of the explosion.., were providently saved.

1929 Lima (Ohio) News 28 Jan. 9/6 A rusty key, which providently fitted both the front and the back door.

1993 F. W. Beckey Mount McKinley (1998) iii. xxiii. 291 Yet for all the superficial destruction, there providently were no mountaineering injuries or deaths.

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

单词	providently
释义	providentlyadv. Brit. /ˈprɒvᵻd(ə)ntli/, U.S. /ˈprɑvəˌdɛn(t)li/, /ˈprɑvəd(ə)n(t)li/ Forms: see provident adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: provident adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < provident adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Middle French, French †providemment with foresight (1519). Compare earlier improvidently adv. 1. a. With foresight; with provision for the future; prudently. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > provident foresight, prudence > [adverb] providently1487 providentially1619 far-sightedly1861 1487 Rolls of Parl. (2005) XV. 386/1 The kyng..hath been besied..so that [neither] his grace, nor yet his moost honorable councell myght..provydently make leeses [etc.]. 1539 T. Paynell tr. St. Cyprian Serm. on Lordes Prayer sig. Cv^v Howe nedefully, howe prouidently, and howe holsomly be we admonyshed, that we be synners. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique i. f. 40^v Did he enuye them, or els did he prouidently forsee vnto them bothe, when he toke them bothe from vs. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 137 He prouidently foresaw in what danger the Oguzian state stood. 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 928 The mouthes or passages of their cells are..altogether downward; and they very providently place the bottom of their cels upwards. 1702 J. Somers True Secret Hist. Lives & Reigns Kings & Queens Eng. 133 That Guard which was their only Preservation, and which the late King had so providently placed about them. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. Introd. ii. 51 Our laws might be providently made, and well executed, but they might not always have the good of the people in view. 1807 Times 29 Jan. 2/4 Mr. Addington, who was then minister..did most wisely and providently resolve to take the bold measure of repealing the Income Tax. 1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 61 He brought first a clean handkerchief, which his bed-maker had providently supplied. 1969 S. Burnford Without Reserve v. 180 The quiche Lorraine that Mary had providently packed for just such an occasion. 2005 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 13 Mar. 27 The 17 million families who, providently and at some sacrifice, have bought their own homes. b. Economically; thriftily. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adverb] > thriftily or economically > for the future providently1576 1576 A. Fleming tr. Socrates in Panoplie Epist. 228 The ant..more prouidently employing her paines then the grasshopper. 1607 Statutes in M. H. Peacock Hist. Free Gram. School Wakefield (1892) 57 Providentlie to lay out for the schole wants. 1641 Epitaph in J. J. Hissey Holiday on Road (1887) 404 Prudently simple, providently wary, To the world a Martha, and to heaven a Mary. 1694 P. A. Motteux in tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. Prol. sig. A4^v Providently to save Charges. 1811 Times 23 Mar. 3/2 It is, in truth, if providently expended, money well-bestowed. 1855 L. Hunt Autobiogr. I. xiii. 292 One of these [wards], not very providently (for I had not yet learned to think of money) I turned into a noble room. 1943 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 27 Oct. 6/2 The federal government should..insure that government funds are ‘providently spent’. 1997 S. C. Ogilvie State Corporatism & Proto-industry iii. 51 Promising that they will live providently so as not to burden the poor rate. 2. By or as by the intervention of Providence; fortunately, luckily. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adverb] > fortunately or luckily happilya1375 graciouslya1382 blessedlyc1420 happenlyc1450 faira1475 luckly1538 fortunately1548 fortunably?1567 luckily1590 providently1600 comiclya1633 providentially1648 comically1717 well-favouredly1773 serendipitously1969 good-enough1982 the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > activities of God > [adverb] > by divine providence providently1600 dispensatorilya1641 providentially1645 1600 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) III. 708 And also prouidently defeated their dangerous and almost ineuitable fire-works. 1681 E. Murphy Present State Ireland §18 Providently one John Mackeevir going by. 1799 Times 1 Nov. 3/2 More than 40 shots were fired at him, providently without effect. 1849 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Times 13 Dec. 1/6 Several persons, who escaped the first effects of the explosion.., were providently saved. 1929 Lima (Ohio) News 28 Jan. 9/6 A rusty key, which providently fitted both the front and the back door. 1993 F. W. Beckey Mount McKinley (1998) iii. xxiii. 291 Yet for all the superficial destruction, there providently were no mountaineering injuries or deaths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1487
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