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单词 simperingly
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simperinglyadv.1

Brit. /ˈsɪmp(ə)rɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈsɪmp(ə)rɪŋli/
Forms: see simpering adj.1 and -ly suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: simpering adj.1, -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < simpering adj.1 + -ly suffix2.
With a simper; in a simpering manner.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adverb] > with affected smile or look
smirk1556
smirkingly1567
smirklya1586
simperingly1586
smirkilya1974
1586 J. Prime Expos. St. Paul to Galathians iv. 146 The Ankerite speaketh simperingly & hollowly.
1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. C4 v Mistris Minx a Marchants wife,..that lookes as simperingly as if she were besmeard.
1612 Mr. King tr. Benvenuto Passenger ii. ii. 533 She affably and simpringly answered.
1663 R. Southwell Let. 13 Oct. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1965) II. 118 They simperingly sayd wiping their eyes yt more unlikely things were come to passe.
1753 R. P. Virtue Triumphant I. xvii. 245 She..simperingly made bold, as she said, to ask the question.
1823 La Belle Assemblée Apr. 169/1 Mrs. Moggins,..full of propitious smiles, was simperingly filling a variety of small glasses.
1862 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon III. 12 He..made use of some simperingly good-hearted expressions.
1917 Cent. Mag. Dec. 186/1Bonnes fêtes,’ it [sc. a card] simperingly says, beneath a bunch of marguerites.
1988 Irish Times 5 July 12/4 The piece..is played simperingly and breathlessly by Ena May and Phyl Stafford as the Misses Doyle.
2015 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 13 Feb. I adored Marco but I did not simperingly worship him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

simperinglyadv.2

Forms: 1600s simpringly.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: simpering adj.2, -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < simpering adj.2 + -ly suffix2.
Obsolete.
Simmeringly; at a simmer; just at boiling point.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > action of boiling > [adverb] > in a simmering manner
simperinglya1665
simmeringly1689
simmering1826
a1665 K. Digby Closet Opened (1669) 137 When you see the Milk begin to boil simpringly.
1682 G. Hartman True Preserver & Restorer of Health vi. 62 Let it stew simpringly for half an hour.
1709 T. Hall Queen's Royal Cookery 71 Steem them simpringly in White Wine.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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