slenderlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈslɛndəli/, U.S.

/ˈslɛndərli/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s sklenderly, 1500s sklenderlye, sklenderlie, sklendurly, sclenderly; 1500s slenderlye, 1500s–1600s slenderlie.

Etymology: < slender adj. + -ly suffix².

1. In a slight degree; to a slight or small extent; scantily, meagrely, poorly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > to a small extent or slightly

lightlyeOE

liteOE

littleOE

a litec1290

smallc1300

softc1390

smally?a1425

slenderlya1513

hoverly1549

remissly1557

slender1581

not half1583

faintly1590

slightly1594

lankly1611

lowly1655

slight1671

nicely1698

weakly1775

sparingly1796

jimply1816

feebly1830

slightually1859

marginally1960

α.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clxxxxvii^v The whiche persone..shewyd to hym that the Castell of Coruyle was but sklenderly manned.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. biiii We haue touched the vertues and the exercise of the same, but diminutely, breuely, & sclenderly.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 36 Couer it how sclenderly you wyll, it careth not.

β. 1558 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli Secretes Alexis of Piemount f. 44^v Take..sixe cloues lightly or slenderlye beaten.1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 56^v Hee to mercy moude, To see the poore diseasde soule so slenderly beloude.1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 108 That..which is but slenderly perceiued of the gustatiue sense.1674 R. Boyle Excellency Theol. ii. iv. 174 How many others we are but slenderly acquainted with.1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 118 It is better to water a Plant seldom and thoroughly, than often and slenderly.1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. viii. 382 The prisoners..observed how slenderly she was manned.1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Nov. 471/2 The slender, but not slenderly acknowledged, refection of the poor and humble man.1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1855) II. ix. 96 My brothers and sisters will be but slenderly portioned.1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling x. 314 The flies are..slenderly dressed.

†2.

a. Feebly, ineffectively. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > ineffectively

unmightilyc1443

slenderly?1531

limpingly1579

unprevailing1632

ineffectively1655

weakly1663

inefficaciously1727

abortively1744

inefficiently1828

?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye i. sig. b I wyll declare vnto you what solucyons he maketh to these seauen weake reasons..for he auoydeth them so slenderlye, that yf a man had any doubte of purgatorie before, it wolde make him swere..that there were none at al.

1577 M. Hanmer tr. Socrates Scholasticus ii. x, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 259 He maynetayned their opinion very sclenderly.

†b. Slackly, perfunctorily. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > without diligence

slowlyeOE

slacklyc960

unduly1423

remissly1533

slenderly?1542

dissolutely1553

indiligentlya1631

slack1641

undiligently1645

unindustriously1659

?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors i. sig. A5^v This [praying] must be done ernestly,..not slenderly.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccclxx The request of Duke Moris was coldlye and slenderlye preferred vnto them.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 781 To see him deale so slenderly in a matter of so great importance.

†c. Ungraciously, coldly; slightingly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb] > ungraciously

slenderly1598

disgraciously1618

ungraciously1664

1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 66 If by chaunce he sent her anie thing by any of his other seruants, it was so slenderly accepted, that he thought it best to send none vnto her but my selfe.

1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia iv. 151 Seeing..how slenderly heretofore both had beene regarded.

†d. Easily; for little return. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] > with little effort

slightly1623

slenderly1677

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra iii. xii. 88 We must learn this skill, not too easily to give up our hopes, or to be Prodigal of our Interest in Christ, so as to part with it slenderly.

3. In a slender or slim fashion; delicately.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adverb]

slightly1521

smally1562

slenderly1591

slight?1677

tenderly1721

slimly1831

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adverb]

slenderwise?1541

slenderly1844

slimly1970

1591 E. Spenser Virgil's Gnat in Complaints sig. H^v We.., like a cobweb weauing slenderly, Haue onely playde.

1844 Hood's Mag. May 414 Fashion'd so slenderly, Young, and so fair!

1885 Cent. Mag. Nov. 60 He was a youngish, slenderly made man, with a distinctly good bearing.

1894 H. Nisbet Bush Girl's Romance 28 A slenderly-built, red-nosed and dyspeptic patrician he was.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	slenderly
释义	slenderlyadv. Brit. /ˈslɛndəli/, U.S. /ˈslɛndərli/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s sklenderly, 1500s sklenderlye, sklenderlie, sklendurly, sclenderly; 1500s slenderlye, 1500s–1600s slenderlie. Etymology: < slender adj. + -ly suffix². 1. In a slight degree; to a slight or small extent; scantily, meagrely, poorly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > to a small extent or slightly lightlyeOE liteOE littleOE a litec1290 smallc1300 softc1390 smally?a1425 slenderlya1513 hoverly1549 remissly1557 slender1581 not half1583 faintly1590 slightly1594 lankly1611 lowly1655 slight1671 nicely1698 weakly1775 sparingly1796 jimply1816 feebly1830 slightually1859 marginally1960 α. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clxxxxvii^v The whiche persone..shewyd to hym that the Castell of Coruyle was but sklenderly manned. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. biiii We haue touched the vertues and the exercise of the same, but diminutely, breuely, & sclenderly. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 36 Couer it how sclenderly you wyll, it careth not. β. 1558 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli Secretes Alexis of Piemount f. 44^v Take..sixe cloues lightly or slenderlye beaten.1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 56^v Hee to mercy moude, To see the poore diseasde soule so slenderly beloude.1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 108 That..which is but slenderly perceiued of the gustatiue sense.1674 R. Boyle Excellency Theol. ii. iv. 174 How many others we are but slenderly acquainted with.1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 118 It is better to water a Plant seldom and thoroughly, than often and slenderly.1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. viii. 382 The prisoners..observed how slenderly she was manned.1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Nov. 471/2 The slender, but not slenderly acknowledged, refection of the poor and humble man.1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1855) II. ix. 96 My brothers and sisters will be but slenderly portioned.1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling x. 314 The flies are..slenderly dressed. †2. a. Feebly, ineffectively. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > ineffectively unmightilyc1443 slenderly?1531 limpingly1579 unprevailing1632 ineffectively1655 weakly1663 inefficaciously1727 abortively1744 inefficiently1828 ?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye i. sig. b I wyll declare vnto you what solucyons he maketh to these seauen weake reasons..for he auoydeth them so slenderlye, that yf a man had any doubte of purgatorie before, it wolde make him swere..that there were none at al. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Socrates Scholasticus ii. x, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 259 He maynetayned their opinion very sclenderly. †b. Slackly, perfunctorily. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > without diligence slowlyeOE slacklyc960 unduly1423 remissly1533 slenderly?1542 dissolutely1553 indiligentlya1631 slack1641 undiligently1645 unindustriously1659 ?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors i. sig. A5^v This [praying] must be done ernestly,..not slenderly. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccclxx The request of Duke Moris was coldlye and slenderlye preferred vnto them. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 781 To see him deale so slenderly in a matter of so great importance. †c. Ungraciously, coldly; slightingly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb] > ungraciously slenderly1598 disgraciously1618 ungraciously1664 1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 66 If by chaunce he sent her anie thing by any of his other seruants, it was so slenderly accepted, that he thought it best to send none vnto her but my selfe. 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia iv. 151 Seeing..how slenderly heretofore both had beene regarded. †d. Easily; for little return. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] > with little effort slightly1623 slenderly1677 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra iii. xii. 88 We must learn this skill, not too easily to give up our hopes, or to be Prodigal of our Interest in Christ, so as to part with it slenderly. 3. In a slender or slim fashion; delicately. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adverb] slightly1521 smally1562 slenderly1591 slight?1677 tenderly1721 slimly1831 the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adverb] slenderwise?1541 slenderly1844 slimly1970 1591 E. Spenser Virgil's Gnat in Complaints sig. H^v We.., like a cobweb weauing slenderly, Haue onely playde. 1844 Hood's Mag. May 414 Fashion'd so slenderly, Young, and so fair! 1885 Cent. Mag. Nov. 60 He was a youngish, slenderly made man, with a distinctly good bearing. 1894 H. Nisbet Bush Girl's Romance 28 A slenderly-built, red-nosed and dyspeptic patrician he was. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1513
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