adjectivelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈadʒɛktɪvli/, U.S.

/ˈædʒɛktɪvlɪ/

Forms: see adjective adj. and n. and -ly suffix².

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

Etymology: < adjective adj. + -ly suffix². Compare post-classical Latin adjective (from late 13th cent. in British sources), Middle French, French adjectivement (15th cent.).

1. Grammar. In an adjectival manner; as an adjective; = adjectivally adv.

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > adjective > [adverb]

adjectively1550

adjectivally1780

1550 W. Thomas Dictionarie in Principal Rules Ital. Grammer Secondo, seconda, secondi, seconde, adjectiuelie, somtimes dooe signifie, the seconde in nomber.

1578 T. Cooper Thesaurus (new ed.) September, it is sometyme vsed Adiectiuely.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 11 The Latins vse them adiectiuely to signifie any angry, stubborn, froward, or rauening man.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Quadrantal..used Adjectively..four fingers thick, or three inches.

1727 M. Malard Eng. Exercises to be made in French 48 (Which) Adjectively used, that's, joined to a Substantive, is rendred in French by (quel).

1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Moderato, a word used adjectively to signify a time of a moderate degree of quickness.

1816 J. Gilchrist Philos. Etymol. 145 When he and she are used adjectively, as a he-goat, a she-goat.

1870 F. C. Bowen Logic v. 145 Sometimes the Exclusive particles only, one, sole, etc., are annexed adjectively to the Predicate.

1920 A. M. Hitchcock Junior Eng. Bk. ii. ix. 425 The participial phrase is used both adjectively and adverbially.

1993 I. L. Allen City in Slang x. 251 Hicksville adjectively means corny, dull, and boring.

2. As an intensifier, euphemistically indicating the use of a strong expletive. Cf. adjective v. 3. Now rare.

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the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [adverb] > euphemisms for stronger oaths

adjectively1907

1907 F. C. Penfield Wanderings East of Suez x. 217 Calcutta hotels, deplorably poor, have been fitly described as of two kinds—bad and adjectively bad.

1918 Pilot (Boston, U.S.) 9 Feb. 4/7 The effect of zero weather..on the public..is adjectively bad.

1920 F. Lynde Wreckers xviii. 204 He was telling the clerk to get his grips down from the room, adjectively quick.

1946 B. James Cookabundy Bridge 248 Davie took the axe, balanced it in his hands, and declared it was a very adjectively bad one.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adjectively
释义	adjectivelyadv. Brit. /ˈadʒɛktɪvli/, U.S. /ˈædʒɛktɪvlɪ/ Forms: see adjective adj. and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adjective adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < adjective adj. + -ly suffix². Compare post-classical Latin adjective (from late 13th cent. in British sources), Middle French, French adjectivement (15th cent.). 1. Grammar. In an adjectival manner; as an adjective; = adjectivally adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > adjective > [adverb] adjectively1550 adjectivally1780 1550 W. Thomas Dictionarie in Principal Rules Ital. Grammer Secondo, seconda, secondi, seconde, adjectiuelie, somtimes dooe signifie, the seconde in nomber. 1578 T. Cooper Thesaurus (new ed.) September, it is sometyme vsed Adiectiuely. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 11 The Latins vse them adiectiuely to signifie any angry, stubborn, froward, or rauening man. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Quadrantal..used Adjectively..four fingers thick, or three inches. 1727 M. Malard Eng. Exercises to be made in French 48 (Which) Adjectively used, that's, joined to a Substantive, is rendred in French by (quel). 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Moderato, a word used adjectively to signify a time of a moderate degree of quickness. 1816 J. Gilchrist Philos. Etymol. 145 When he and she are used adjectively, as a he-goat, a she-goat. 1870 F. C. Bowen Logic v. 145 Sometimes the Exclusive particles only, one, sole, etc., are annexed adjectively to the Predicate. 1920 A. M. Hitchcock Junior Eng. Bk. ii. ix. 425 The participial phrase is used both adjectively and adverbially. 1993 I. L. Allen City in Slang x. 251 Hicksville adjectively means corny, dull, and boring. 2. As an intensifier, euphemistically indicating the use of a strong expletive. Cf. adjective v. 3. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [adverb] > euphemisms for stronger oaths adjectively1907 1907 F. C. Penfield Wanderings East of Suez x. 217 Calcutta hotels, deplorably poor, have been fitly described as of two kinds—bad and adjectively bad. 1918 Pilot (Boston, U.S.) 9 Feb. 4/7 The effect of zero weather..on the public..is adjectively bad. 1920 F. Lynde Wreckers xviii. 204 He was telling the clerk to get his grips down from the room, adjectively quick. 1946 B. James Cookabundy Bridge 248 Davie took the axe, balanced it in his hands, and declared it was a very adjectively bad one. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1550
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