† quavery-maveryadv.adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: quavery adj.

Etymology: Reduplication (with variation of the initial consonant) of quavery adj.

Obsolete. rare.

A. adv.

In an uncertain or precarious condition.

ΚΠ

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. x. ii. 24 Your father..is standing, as a body may say, quavery-mavery between life and death.

B. adj.

Uncertain, undecided.

ΚΠ

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Quavery-mavery, undecided; and hesitating how to decide.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	quavery-mavery
释义	† quavery-maveryadv.adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: quavery adj. Etymology: Reduplication (with variation of the initial consonant) of quavery adj. Obsolete. rare. A. adv. In an uncertain or precarious condition. ΚΠ 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. x. ii. 24 Your father..is standing, as a body may say, quavery-mavery between life and death. B. adj. Uncertain, undecided. ΚΠ a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Quavery-mavery, undecided; and hesitating how to decide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adv.adj.1809
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