单词 | reservedly |
释义 | reservedlyadv. In a reserved manner; with reserve or reservations. Also: in reserve. Cf. unreservedly adv. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [adverb] reservedly1602 restrictedly1652 confinedly1685 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb] > not affably strangelyc1374 coldly1550 squeamishly1571 coolly1627 chilly1640 reservedly1710 repulsively1725 starchly1755 chillinglyc1784 distantly1798 uncordially1811 stiffly1823 frozenly1851 pokerishly1867 chillily1886 standoffishly1892 aloofly1963 the mind > possession > supply > storage > [adverb] > in reserve reservedly1892 1602 R. Parsons Warn-word f. 43v He begynneth this first blessing (yf yow marke it) somwhat reseruedly. 1639 W. Balcanquhall Large Declar. Tumults Scotl. 115 He now found that they begun to speak more sparingly and reservedly in that point. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 213. ⁋1 They are so reservedly complaisant till they have learned to resign their natural Passions. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. lxxviii. 355 I could not have behaved more reservedly to Mr. Solmes. 1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism iii. 106 Never are such reforms recorded otherwise than in terms of commendation; never are they reservedly mentioned, as happy, but illicit intrusions upon things sacred. 1892 Welsh Rev. 1 718 Take note of the sentence reservedly kept by me to frustrate man's design. 1932 Classical Q. 28 48 The author expresses himself much more reservedly concerning the relationship. 1970 Times 5 Jan. 11/3 Arsenal pushed forward, reservedly at first, for Blackpool had a dangerous habit of breaking out at speed. 2007 Beverage World (Nexis) 15 Jan. 12 The Center for Science in the Public Interest..hailed the law's passage, albeit somewhat reservedly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.1602 |
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