statesmanlikeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsteɪtsmənlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈsteɪtsmənˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: statesman n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < statesman n.¹ + -like suffix.

A. adv.

In the manner of (or befitting) a statesman.

ΚΠ

?1609 J. Healey tr. Bp. J. Hall Discouery New World 180 He had not shut his mouth, before the whole house opens, in acclamation to his proiect, so grauely, and statesman-like propounded.

1656 J. Collop Poesis Rediviva 54 At th' Colledge of the stars he did commence, And Statesman-like will speak the houses sense.

1680 Earl of Rochester et al. Poems 34 Thus States-man-like, I'll sawcily impose, And safe from danger Valiently advise, Shelter'd in impotence, urge you to blows.

1967 Enterprise Nov.–Dec. 10/2 He had foreseen the nature of events to follow and behaved statesmanlike. His was a positive approach towards change.

2002 Times of India 2 Jan. 8/1 Atal Behari Vajpayee has once again proved that he can..respond statesmanlike even to the gravest of provocation.

2016 Guardian (Nexis) 18 Oct. ‘I think Tony Abbott has handled himself very statesman-like since he's left the prime ministership’, he said.

B. adj.

Befitting or characteristic of a statesman; having the qualities associated with a statesman.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [adjective] > characteristic of or befitting statesman

statesmanlike1687

statesmanly1813

1687 P. Pett Obligation from Oath of Supremacy Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v The most Christian and Statesman-like Speech of Liberty of Conscience.

1785 Parl. Reg. Ireland V. 396 The sentiment of the British parliament in 1780 was a wiser and more statesman-like conception.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 144 A statesmanlike habit of keeping his feelings under control.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xi. 31 The orator who took the most statesmanlike view of the subject was old Maynard.

1885 Public Opin. 9 Jan. 34/2 Mr. Chamberlain..spoke with statesmanlike prudence and emphasis.

1933 Amer. Mercury May 12/2 Because he was a member and not a servant of the dollar aristocracy, he was able to take a statesmanlike attitude on many questions of national policy.

1973 Daily Tel. 24 Nov. 16 The engineering community..is entitled to a more leaderly and statesmanlike response.

2000 GQ Nov. 514/2 Bill looks retrospectively statesmanlike and cerebral.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	statesmanlike
释义	statesmanlikeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈsteɪtsmənlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈsteɪtsmənˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: statesman n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < statesman n.¹ + -like suffix. A. adv. In the manner of (or befitting) a statesman. ΚΠ ?1609 J. Healey tr. Bp. J. Hall Discouery New World 180 He had not shut his mouth, before the whole house opens, in acclamation to his proiect, so grauely, and statesman-like propounded. 1656 J. Collop Poesis Rediviva 54 At th' Colledge of the stars he did commence, And Statesman-like will speak the houses sense. 1680 Earl of Rochester et al. Poems 34 Thus States-man-like, I'll sawcily impose, And safe from danger Valiently advise, Shelter'd in impotence, urge you to blows. 1967 Enterprise Nov.–Dec. 10/2 He had foreseen the nature of events to follow and behaved statesmanlike. His was a positive approach towards change. 2002 Times of India 2 Jan. 8/1 Atal Behari Vajpayee has once again proved that he can..respond statesmanlike even to the gravest of provocation. 2016 Guardian (Nexis) 18 Oct. ‘I think Tony Abbott has handled himself very statesman-like since he's left the prime ministership’, he said. B. adj. Befitting or characteristic of a statesman; having the qualities associated with a statesman. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [adjective] > characteristic of or befitting statesman statesmanlike1687 statesmanly1813 1687 P. Pett Obligation from Oath of Supremacy Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v The most Christian and Statesman-like Speech of Liberty of Conscience. 1785 Parl. Reg. Ireland V. 396 The sentiment of the British parliament in 1780 was a wiser and more statesman-like conception. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 144 A statesmanlike habit of keeping his feelings under control. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xi. 31 The orator who took the most statesmanlike view of the subject was old Maynard. 1885 Public Opin. 9 Jan. 34/2 Mr. Chamberlain..spoke with statesmanlike prudence and emphasis. 1933 Amer. Mercury May 12/2 Because he was a member and not a servant of the dollar aristocracy, he was able to take a statesmanlike attitude on many questions of national policy. 1973 Daily Tel. 24 Nov. 16 The engineering community..is entitled to a more leaderly and statesmanlike response. 2000 GQ Nov. 514/2 Bill looks retrospectively statesmanlike and cerebral. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.?1609
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