单词 | reposedly |
释义 | reposedlyadv. Now rare. In a calm, relaxed, or tranquil manner; without agitation or excitement; quietly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adverb] softOE i-semelichec1275 peaceablya1382 restfully1433 quietly1488 quietously1546 restly1561 quiet1568 calmly1597 reposedly1598 lowna1600 undisturbedly1647 peacefully1667 tranquilly1756 stilly1802 lownly1820 reposefully1852 sleepily1873 1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor Diana i. 385 Heere from the hurly burly, and the noise Of stately courtes sequestred, euery one Reposedly liues by himselfe alone. a1631 J. Donne Ess. Divinity (1651) 63 Reposedly, and at home within himself no man is an Atheist. 1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 89 Liue hence-forward reposedly, and reconcile your selfe to choice Wits. 1686 F. Spence tr. C. de Saint-Évremond Miscellanea 128 In this Port, he reposedly contemplates the turmoil of the rest of Mankind. 1844 P. O. Hutchinson Chron. Gretna Green I. 230 It was in February—a cold night: but he lay there reposedly with nothing on but a light garment. 1860 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 570/2 The Sultan, with all the royal family, were there..reposedly basking in the warm morning sun. 1939 Times 15 May 5/1 F. R. Brown made two luscious off-drives, and then reposedly and negligently played back to a ball which more often than not he would have hit and was bowled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1598 |
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