thriftilyadv.

/ˈθrɪftɪli/

Forms: Also Middle English Scottish thryftly, Middle English–1500s thriftly, 1500s thriftely.

Etymology: < thrifty adj. + -ly suffix².

†1. In a becoming or seemly manner, properly; worthily, handsomely, finely; hence, thoroughly, soundly, well. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adverb] > fittingly or properly

welleOE

fairOE

meetlyOE

rightOE

worthlylOE

haghelyc1175

worthilyc1175

becomelyc1200

properly?c1225

i-semelichec1275

thriftilyc1374

duly1382

sittinglyc1390

justlyc1392

rightfula1400

goodlyc1400

hemelyc1400

meeta1450

statelya1450

ensuingly?1518

handsomely1525

worshipfully1532

decently1552

due1581

meeterly1589

fairly1600

beseemingly1611

dightly1616

becomingly1624

befittingly1638

fittinglya1643

condecently1656

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 162 (211) She toke here leue at hem ful þryftyly.

c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 105 A sheef of Pecok arwes bright and keene Vnder his belt he bar ful thriftily.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 43 If thei schulen thriftili serue to God.

c1480 (a1400) St. Mark 128 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 243 Þe byschape anany did his office ful thryftly.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iii. sig. Kk2 Thou..hast soong well and thriftelie.

1638 Earl of Strafford Let. 18 Aug. (1739) II. 208 Nor that they will..be brought into their right Wits, till they be well and thriftily cudgelled back into them.

2. Frugally, sparingly, economically, carefully.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adverb] > thriftily or economically

thriftily1581

stewardly1604

economically1753

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) iii. 140 It..doth him good to see his wife so thriftely giuen.

1599 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 108 That they might..husband it more thriftily.

1694 P. Falle Acct. Isle of Jersey iii. 96 Our Kings heretofore did use to dispose of this Revenue more thriftily than they now do.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 430. ⁋1 A blind Beggar..with a Needle and Thread thriftily mending his Stockings.

1883 S. C. Hall Retrospect Long Life II. 315 They could neither order a household thriftily, nor cut out a gown.

3. Thrivingly, flourishingly; vigorously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adverb] > healthily > in good health > thriving

thriftily1865

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adverb] > growing well

thriftily1865

lushly1883

1865 E. Burritt Walk to Land's End vii. 215 Two of the largest and oldest California pines are growing most thriftily in these gardens.

1894 A. G. Robinson in Amer. Missionary Sept. 330 The seed..is growing thriftily, and..will bear a harvest.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	thriftily
释义	thriftilyadv. /ˈθrɪftɪli/ Forms: Also Middle English Scottish thryftly, Middle English–1500s thriftly, 1500s thriftely. Etymology: < thrifty adj. + -ly suffix². †1. In a becoming or seemly manner, properly; worthily, handsomely, finely; hence, thoroughly, soundly, well. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adverb] > fittingly or properly welleOE fairOE meetlyOE rightOE worthlylOE haghelyc1175 worthilyc1175 becomelyc1200 properly?c1225 i-semelichec1275 thriftilyc1374 duly1382 sittinglyc1390 justlyc1392 rightfula1400 goodlyc1400 hemelyc1400 meeta1450 statelya1450 ensuingly?1518 handsomely1525 worshipfully1532 decently1552 due1581 meeterly1589 fairly1600 beseemingly1611 dightly1616 becomingly1624 befittingly1638 fittinglya1643 condecently1656 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 162 (211) She toke here leue at hem ful þryftyly. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 105 A sheef of Pecok arwes bright and keene Vnder his belt he bar ful thriftily. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 43 If thei schulen thriftili serue to God. c1480 (a1400) St. Mark 128 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 243 Þe byschape anany did his office ful thryftly. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iii. sig. Kk2 Thou..hast soong well and thriftelie. 1638 Earl of Strafford Let. 18 Aug. (1739) II. 208 Nor that they will..be brought into their right Wits, till they be well and thriftily cudgelled back into them. 2. Frugally, sparingly, economically, carefully. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adverb] > thriftily or economically thriftily1581 stewardly1604 economically1753 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) iii. 140 It..doth him good to see his wife so thriftely giuen. 1599 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 108 That they might..husband it more thriftily. 1694 P. Falle Acct. Isle of Jersey iii. 96 Our Kings heretofore did use to dispose of this Revenue more thriftily than they now do. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 430. ⁋1 A blind Beggar..with a Needle and Thread thriftily mending his Stockings. 1883 S. C. Hall Retrospect Long Life II. 315 They could neither order a household thriftily, nor cut out a gown. 3. Thrivingly, flourishingly; vigorously. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adverb] > healthily > in good health > thriving thriftily1865 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adverb] > growing well thriftily1865 lushly1883 1865 E. Burritt Walk to Land's End vii. 215 Two of the largest and oldest California pines are growing most thriftily in these gardens. 1894 A. G. Robinson in Amer. Missionary Sept. 330 The seed..is growing thriftily, and..will bear a harvest. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adv.c1374
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