单词 | strengthily |
释义 | strengthilyadv. Originally Scottish. Now somewhat rare. With strength (in various senses); strongly, powerfully, forcefully. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adverb] strongeOE fastOE stably1297 strengthlya1400 unabasedlyc1425 unfaintlyc1425 four-squarec1430 strengthilyc1485 determinedlyc1540 resolutely1549 determinately1556 martyr-like1579 resolvedly1587 strongly1591 undauntedly1598 heart and soul1620 fairly and squarely1628 bently1645 decisively1653 supportinglya1664 setly1673 decidedly1770 martyrly1819 immitigably1824 staunchly1825 unshrinkingly1826 unflinchingly1833 hell-bent1863 square1867 fair and square1870 full-bloodedly1898 the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adverb] pithily1522 Samson-like1570 strengthily1883 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 122 The band spirituall..byndis mare strenthily na temporale or carnale bandis. c1580 ( tr. Bk. Alexander (1925) I. i. 1406 Nane..quhan his fais left the place, Sa strenthily couth demane ane chace. 1850 Visitor 141/1 They may have been described again and again without exciting much attention, but when strengthily and strikingly sketched by a masterly hand, they [etc.]. 1856 G. Meredith Shaving of Shagpat 239 He smote them strengthily, crumbling them at a blow. 1883 Daily News 17 Sept. 2/3 The mare..is so strengthily made that her apparent lack of size will not cause the hammer to flag much when she has been walked once or twice round the ring. 1916 C. Holme Home Coming x. 149 He stepped aside with a rueful smile, politely but strengthily dismissed. 1969 ‘R. Llewellyn’ But we didn't get Fox viii. 77 I never felt better than when I was close to her, my arms almost all the way round her, and her arms strengthily round me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1485 |
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