sweepinglyadv.

Brit.

/ˈswiːpɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˈswipɪŋli/

Etymology: < sweeping adj. + -ly suffix².

In a sweeping manner (literal or figurative).

1. With a sweeping movement; so as to sweep over a surface.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adverb] > sweepingly

sweep1670

sweepingly1830

1830 Blackwood's Mag. 27 509 Those tragedies which go sweepingly over the bloody stage.

1854 Chambers's Jrnl. 2 120 Their outer integuments have a tendency..to trail sweepingly at the heels.

2. So as to have a wide scope; comprehensively; indiscriminately.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [adverb] > comprehensively > in wholesale manner

sweepingly1822

wholesalely1843

1822 Examiner 802/1 Is it to be tolerated that men..should be thus sweepingly branded with the ignominy of guilt?

1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel II. 137 All wild and rugged coasts she denounced sweepingly, as dangerous to life and limb.

Derivatives

ˈsweepingness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > sweeping movement or quality

sweep1725

sweepingness1831

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [noun] > comprehensiveness > wholesaleness

sweepingness1831

wholesaleness1866

1831 Examiner 306/1 The..Tories have themselves alone to blame for the sweepingness which they ascribe to the Reform Bill.

1881 W. C. Russell Ocean Free-lance II. ii. 111 A sublime curtsey, the overwhelming sweepingness of which was no doubt meant to cover me with confusion.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sweepingly
释义	sweepinglyadv. Brit. /ˈswiːpɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈswipɪŋli/ Etymology: < sweeping adj. + -ly suffix². In a sweeping manner (literal or figurative). 1. With a sweeping movement; so as to sweep over a surface. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adverb] > sweepingly sweep1670 sweepingly1830 1830 Blackwood's Mag. 27 509 Those tragedies which go sweepingly over the bloody stage. 1854 Chambers's Jrnl. 2 120 Their outer integuments have a tendency..to trail sweepingly at the heels. 2. So as to have a wide scope; comprehensively; indiscriminately. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [adverb] > comprehensively > in wholesale manner sweepingly1822 wholesalely1843 1822 Examiner 802/1 Is it to be tolerated that men..should be thus sweepingly branded with the ignominy of guilt? 1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel II. 137 All wild and rugged coasts she denounced sweepingly, as dangerous to life and limb. Derivatives ˈsweepingness n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > sweeping movement or quality sweep1725 sweepingness1831 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [noun] > comprehensiveness > wholesaleness sweepingness1831 wholesaleness1866 1831 Examiner 306/1 The..Tories have themselves alone to blame for the sweepingness which they ascribe to the Reform Bill. 1881 W. C. Russell Ocean Free-lance II. ii. 111 A sublime curtsey, the overwhelming sweepingness of which was no doubt meant to cover me with confusion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1822
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