tenderlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈtɛndəli/, U.S.

/ˈtɛndərli/

Etymology: < tender adj. + -ly suffix².

In a tender manner; with tenderness.

a. With delicacy or softness of touch, action, or treatment; softly, gently.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] > without harshness or gently

lightlyeOE

neshlyeOE

fairOE

neshc1175

softlyc1225

softa1325

hoolya1340

tenderlyc1385

soft and fair(ly)c1391

weakly1398

delicately?a1425

prettilyc1500

gently1533

gentle1548

breathingly1662

blandly1827

sparingly1863

piano1873

gauzily1903

creamily1948

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Prol. 171 And Zepherus and flora gentilly Yaf to the floures softe and tenderly.

c1440 York Myst. xxx. 135 Tendirly me touche.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 393 The Moore..will as tenderly be led bit'h nose—as Asses are.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 526. ⁋3 I should be glad to have them handled a little tenderly.

1885 Athenæum 23 May 669/1 Sous Bois..is another tenderly painted, broad, and expressive piece.

†b. So as to be tender or soft. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adverb]

neshlyeOE

lushlyc1440

tenderly1604

1604 E. Grimeston tr. True Hist. Siege Ostend 220 Old shooes tenderly sodden.

†c. In a slight or fragile manner. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

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

slightly1521

smally1562

slenderly1591

slight?1677

tenderly1721

slimly1831

1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 142 The Body of the Bee is divided into three Parts, very tenderly join'd together.

2. With tender feeling.

a. With affection or compassion; lovingly, dearly, kindly; pityingly, mercifully, leniently.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > [adverb]

neshlyeOE

neshc1175

tenderlya1400

sensitively1600

cherishingly1611

tenderfully1640

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 17288 + 281 Oute-taken his moder þat loued him tenderly.

1465 J. Rising in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 309 I pray yow that ye will tenderly vnderstond this letter.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iii. 47 The which..My stooping duety tenderly shall shew.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 17 Rather than faile, they will defie That which they love most tenderly.

1681 W. Penn in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1826) I. 204 Thy remembrance..I tenderly received.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. v. 640 He will generally connive at it, or punish it very tenderly.

1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 230 She looked at Basil tenderly.

1900 Westm. Gaz. 30 July 7/2 A tenderly-worded message of condolence.

†b. With kind or friendly consideration or attention; indulgently. (Cf. tender v.² 3) Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb] > considerately

tenderlyc1380

thoughtfully1837

considerately1871

c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 371 Þerfore lordis schulden take hede fulle tendirly to þis voyce of criste.

1571 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 408 All which I beseech your honour tenderly to consider.

1594 W. West Symbolæogr.: 2nd Pt. ii. Chancerie §98 The premisses tenderly considered.

c. With tender emotion; with acute sensibility or sensitiveness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [adverb]

quicklyOE

tenderlya1400

tender1424

feelingly1706

susceptibly1785

sensitively1824

tinderly1825

soulfully1841

uncynically1895

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14308 Tenderli he wep, and said, ‘And quar haf yee his bode laid?’

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xi. 46 Petre grette full tenderly, when he had forsaken Criste.

1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) viii. lxxxii. 224 The Lady Bona takes most tenderly To be so mockt.

a1674 Earl of Clarendon Life (1759) I. 163 [This] the Chancellor took very heavily, and the Lord Falkland out of his Friendship to him, more tenderly.

1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 320 Greece alone, you tell me, presents scenes and points of view so tenderly affecting.

3. With delicate nurture; softly, indulgently; effeminately; also, with the tenderness of youth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [adverb] > in a weak manner or condition > with weakening indulgence

delicatelya1382

tenderlyc1386

c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 171 Sent..Fro freendes þat so tendrely hire kepte.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 104 Þou hast be norysched tenderly.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Tenderlye, molliter, muliebriter.

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 182 Polycletus made Diadumenon tenderly youthfull.

1848 A. Jameson Sacred & Legendary Art (1850) 369 Such works..as tenderly-nurtured women shrink from.

4. Timidly, charily, cautiously. (Cf. 1.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adverb]

unwillc893

uneathc900

unthankc960

latelyOE

against a person's willa1225

loatha1340

grutchingly1340

at one's unthanksa1400

wandsomely?a1400

at (or again) one's unwillesc1400

uneathsa1425

unwilfully1435

invitec1450

tarrowinglyc1480

scantly1509

nicely1530

tarryingly1530

unwillingly?1531

loathly1547

faintly1548

evil-willingly1549

grudgingly1549

difficultly1551

loathsomely1561

dangerously1573

ill-willing1579

backwardlya1586

costively1598

with an ill will1601

with (a) bad (also ill) grace1614

sadly1622

tenderlya1628

reluctantly1646

shyly1701

uncheerfully1754

à contre-coeur1803

shrinkingly1817

retractatively1851

begrudgingly1853

forcibly1867

loathfully1887

tharfly1894

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adverb]

warelyc897

circumspectly?a1475

hooly1513

charely1545

circumstantly1549

warily1552

nicely1575

charily1577

fearfully1592

gingerly1596

cautelously1610

circumspectively1616

cautionately1619

tenderlya1628

cautiously1699

carefully1710–11

guardedly1784

canny1786

a1628 J. Preston Breast-plate of Faith (1631) 149 When a man hath no ground to set his foote on, he will doe it tenderly and warily.

1822 C. Lamb Detached Thoughts on Bks. in Elia 2nd Ser. The poor gentry..venturing tenderly, page after page.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tenderly
释义	† tenderlyadj. Etymology: < tender adj. + -ly suffix¹. Scottish. Obsolete. rare. Of a tender sort. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [adjective] softc1175 mild-hearteda1200 moll1386 tender-hearted1539 melch-hearted1552 tenderly1567 feeling1583 frail1590 tender1595 tender-minded1608 sensible1631 high-strung1653 emollid1656 tender-natured1656 sensitive1735 sentimental1749 soulful1837 weak-hearted1841 1567 Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1814) III. 13/2 Experience of the naturall affectioun and tenderly lufe he hes in all tymes borne. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2021). tenderlyadv. Brit. /ˈtɛndəli/, U.S. /ˈtɛndərli/ Etymology: < tender adj. + -ly suffix². In a tender manner; with tenderness. 1. a. With delicacy or softness of touch, action, or treatment; softly, gently. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] > without harshness or gently lightlyeOE neshlyeOE fairOE neshc1175 softlyc1225 softa1325 hoolya1340 tenderlyc1385 soft and fair(ly)c1391 weakly1398 delicately?a1425 prettilyc1500 gently1533 gentle1548 breathingly1662 blandly1827 sparingly1863 piano1873 gauzily1903 creamily1948 c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Prol. 171 And Zepherus and flora gentilly Yaf to the floures softe and tenderly. c1440 York Myst. xxx. 135 Tendirly me touche. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 393 The Moore..will as tenderly be led bit'h nose—as Asses are. View more context for this quotation 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 526. ⁋3 I should be glad to have them handled a little tenderly. 1885 Athenæum 23 May 669/1 Sous Bois..is another tenderly painted, broad, and expressive piece. †b. So as to be tender or soft. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adverb] neshlyeOE lushlyc1440 tenderly1604 1604 E. Grimeston tr. True Hist. Siege Ostend 220 Old shooes tenderly sodden. †c. In a slight or fragile manner. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adverb] slightly1521 smally1562 slenderly1591 slight?1677 tenderly1721 slimly1831 1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 142 The Body of the Bee is divided into three Parts, very tenderly join'd together. 2. With tender feeling. a. With affection or compassion; lovingly, dearly, kindly; pityingly, mercifully, leniently. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > [adverb] neshlyeOE neshc1175 tenderlya1400 sensitively1600 cherishingly1611 tenderfully1640 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 17288 + 281 Oute-taken his moder þat loued him tenderly. 1465 J. Rising in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 309 I pray yow that ye will tenderly vnderstond this letter. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iii. 47 The which..My stooping duety tenderly shall shew. View more context for this quotation 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 17 Rather than faile, they will defie That which they love most tenderly. 1681 W. Penn in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1826) I. 204 Thy remembrance..I tenderly received. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. v. 640 He will generally connive at it, or punish it very tenderly. 1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 230 She looked at Basil tenderly. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 30 July 7/2 A tenderly-worded message of condolence. †b. With kind or friendly consideration or attention; indulgently. (Cf. tender v.² 3) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb] > considerately tenderlyc1380 thoughtfully1837 considerately1871 c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 371 Þerfore lordis schulden take hede fulle tendirly to þis voyce of criste. 1571 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 408 All which I beseech your honour tenderly to consider. 1594 W. West Symbolæogr.: 2nd Pt. ii. Chancerie §98 The premisses tenderly considered. c. With tender emotion; with acute sensibility or sensitiveness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [adverb] quicklyOE tenderlya1400 tender1424 feelingly1706 susceptibly1785 sensitively1824 tinderly1825 soulfully1841 uncynically1895 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14308 Tenderli he wep, and said, ‘And quar haf yee his bode laid?’ c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xi. 46 Petre grette full tenderly, when he had forsaken Criste. 1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) viii. lxxxii. 224 The Lady Bona takes most tenderly To be so mockt. a1674 Earl of Clarendon Life (1759) I. 163 [This] the Chancellor took very heavily, and the Lord Falkland out of his Friendship to him, more tenderly. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 320 Greece alone, you tell me, presents scenes and points of view so tenderly affecting. 3. With delicate nurture; softly, indulgently; effeminately; also, with the tenderness of youth. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adverb] > in a weak manner or condition > with weakening indulgence delicatelya1382 tenderlyc1386 c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 171 Sent..Fro freendes þat so tendrely hire kepte. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 104 Þou hast be norysched tenderly. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Tenderlye, molliter, muliebriter. 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 182 Polycletus made Diadumenon tenderly youthfull. 1848 A. Jameson Sacred & Legendary Art (1850) 369 Such works..as tenderly-nurtured women shrink from. 4. Timidly, charily, cautiously. (Cf. 1.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adverb] unwillc893 uneathc900 unthankc960 latelyOE against a person's willa1225 loatha1340 grutchingly1340 at one's unthanksa1400 wandsomely?a1400 at (or again) one's unwillesc1400 uneathsa1425 unwilfully1435 invitec1450 tarrowinglyc1480 scantly1509 nicely1530 tarryingly1530 unwillingly?1531 loathly1547 faintly1548 evil-willingly1549 grudgingly1549 difficultly1551 loathsomely1561 dangerously1573 ill-willing1579 backwardlya1586 costively1598 with an ill will1601 with (a) bad (also ill) grace1614 sadly1622 tenderlya1628 reluctantly1646 shyly1701 uncheerfully1754 à contre-coeur1803 shrinkingly1817 retractatively1851 begrudgingly1853 forcibly1867 loathfully1887 tharfly1894 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adverb] warelyc897 circumspectly?a1475 hooly1513 charely1545 circumstantly1549 warily1552 nicely1575 charily1577 fearfully1592 gingerly1596 cautelously1610 circumspectively1616 cautionately1619 tenderlya1628 cautiously1699 carefully1710–11 guardedly1784 canny1786 a1628 J. Preston Breast-plate of Faith (1631) 149 When a man hath no ground to set his foote on, he will doe it tenderly and warily. 1822 C. Lamb Detached Thoughts on Bks. in Elia 2nd Ser. The poor gentry..venturing tenderly, page after page. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1567adv.c1380
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