bluelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈbluːli/, U.S.

/ˈbluli/

Forms: 1500s bluly, 1600s–1700s blewly, 1600s– bluely.

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

Etymology: < blue adj. + -ly suffix².

1. So as to give a blue appearance; with a blue tinge or colour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adverb]

bluely1595

1595 A. Copley Wits Fittes & Fancies vii. 188 The frost had sore nipt his nose, and somewhat bluly disfigur'd it.

1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. App. xciv Then blewly pale, then duller still, till perfect dead.

1786 S. Rogers Ode Superstition 18 The Sailor sighs as sinks his native shore, As all its lessening turrets bluely fade.

1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 32 Her hovering feet, More bluely vein'd,..Than those of sea-born Venus.

1844 T. Hood Haunted House iii, in Hood's Mag. Jan. 8 The taper burning bluely.

1915 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Island xli. 323 Anne..reached Hester Gray's garden... Asters dotted it bluely.

1951 S. Plath Jrnl. July (2000) 73 Atop the great rock formation you stood, and the whole ocean curled up bluely at your feet.

2007 Design Week (Nexis) 26 Apr. 25 The barefooted, bluely attired Lovegrove.

2. Badly, without success. Only in to come off bluely and variants. Now archaic and rare.In quot. 1654 punning on sense 1; cf. blue n. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of persons

miscarry1602

to come off bluely1654

to buy the rabbit1807

flunk1823

to go wrong1827

slip1890

to fall (also go) by the wayside1898

crack1918

to go down the tube(s)1963

1654 M. Stevenson Occasions Off-spring 32 Thus have I made thee faire and fowle; so truely Starch be it nere so white, comes of but blewly.

1658 G. Wharton Second Narr. Late Parl. (new ed.) 28 Yet [he]..came off blewly in the end.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. xxxv He still came off but bluely by reason of the Care and Vigilance of the Chitterlings.

1774 Assoc. Delegates Colonies Versified 15 These Plunderers should come off so bluely.

1783 Ainsworth's Thes. Linguæ Latinæ (new ed.) i Bluely [badly], male. He came off but bluely, malè res successit.

1922 E. R. Eddison Worm Ouroboros vii. 88 If thine own fortunes come off but bluely, care not a rush. Give me some wine, a full weeping goblet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bluely
释义	bluelyadv. Brit. /ˈbluːli/, U.S. /ˈbluli/ Forms: 1500s bluly, 1600s–1700s blewly, 1600s– bluely. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blue adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < blue adj. + -ly suffix². 1. So as to give a blue appearance; with a blue tinge or colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adverb] bluely1595 1595 A. Copley Wits Fittes & Fancies vii. 188 The frost had sore nipt his nose, and somewhat bluly disfigur'd it. 1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. App. xciv Then blewly pale, then duller still, till perfect dead. 1786 S. Rogers Ode Superstition 18 The Sailor sighs as sinks his native shore, As all its lessening turrets bluely fade. 1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 32 Her hovering feet, More bluely vein'd,..Than those of sea-born Venus. 1844 T. Hood Haunted House iii, in Hood's Mag. Jan. 8 The taper burning bluely. 1915 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Island xli. 323 Anne..reached Hester Gray's garden... Asters dotted it bluely. 1951 S. Plath Jrnl. July (2000) 73 Atop the great rock formation you stood, and the whole ocean curled up bluely at your feet. 2007 Design Week (Nexis) 26 Apr. 25 The barefooted, bluely attired Lovegrove. 2. Badly, without success. Only in to come off bluely and variants. Now archaic and rare.In quot. 1654 punning on sense 1; cf. blue n. 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of persons miscarry1602 to come off bluely1654 to buy the rabbit1807 flunk1823 to go wrong1827 slip1890 to fall (also go) by the wayside1898 crack1918 to go down the tube(s)1963 1654 M. Stevenson Occasions Off-spring 32 Thus have I made thee faire and fowle; so truely Starch be it nere so white, comes of but blewly. 1658 G. Wharton Second Narr. Late Parl. (new ed.) 28 Yet [he]..came off blewly in the end. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. xxxv He still came off but bluely by reason of the Care and Vigilance of the Chitterlings. 1774 Assoc. Delegates Colonies Versified 15 These Plunderers should come off so bluely. 1783 Ainsworth's Thes. Linguæ Latinæ (new ed.) i Bluely [badly], male. He came off but bluely, malè res successit. 1922 E. R. Eddison Worm Ouroboros vii. 88 If thine own fortunes come off but bluely, care not a rush. Give me some wine, a full weeping goblet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1595
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