timelesslyadv.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪmlᵻsli/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪmlᵻsli/

Forms: see timeless adj., adv., and n. and -ly suffix².

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

Etymology: < timeless adj. + -ly suffix².

1. At a time which is not proper, rightful, or appropriate; esp. prematurely. Now archaic and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adverb]

in (earlier on) untimec897

untimelyc1200

out of timea1325

in unseasona1400

importunelyc1425

in an evil (also ill, etc.) hour1490

importunatelya1492

at ungaina1500

untimeously1513

intempestively1548

out of season1548

timeless1586

unseasonably1586

inopportunely1609

unseasonablea1634

unopportunely1651

timelessly1673

unseasonally1941

1673 J. Milton On Death Fair Infant i, in Poems (new ed.) 17 Soft silken Primrose fading timelesslie.

a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 310 The cruel meed Of virtuous ardour, timelessly display'd.

1795 C. Lloyd Poems Var. Subj. 50 So timelessly fades life's inconsequent day.

1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 580 Destined to be severed timelessly and know no fruitage.

1920 J. Hebblethwaite Poems 24 This flower of virgins made a perfect dirge For her who sought so timelessly her grave.

2. Without reference to time; independently of the passage of time; (now) esp. in a manner unaffected by the passage of time or changes in fashion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adverb] > eternally or transcending time

eternallya1385

without timec1425

aeviternally1608

intemporally1660

timelessly1823

datelessly1854

1823 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (1990) IV. 342 Has it Faith in the Good collectively & timelessly?

1871 J. H. Newman Arians 4th Cent. (ed. 3) ii. 216 Brought into existence ‘timelessly’, independent of that succession of second causes.

1895 G. MacDonald Lilith xxxix. 286 We were not in the outer darkness; had we been, we could not have been with her; we should have been timelessly, spacelessly, absolutely apart.

1936 Stage June 55/1 The timelessly endearing features of Germany and the German people are reassuring.

1971 Washington Post 17 Jan. 205 Timelessly glamorous super-model Wilhelmina..took pains to warn Nikki away from making modeling her whole life.

1987 T. Horton Bay Country (1989) iii. 50 Great clumps drifted timelessly in an area nearly the size of the continental United States.

1991 S. Hill Air & Angels 3 She saw..him not as her only brother on this May Week afternoon, not in time at all, but timelessly, as an immortal.

2003 Eurobusiness Aug. 85/2 Rivalling Nike's swoosh as the most valuable logo in sport, Adidas's three stripes are timelessly cool.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	timelessly
释义	timelesslyadv. Brit. /ˈtʌɪmlᵻsli/, U.S. /ˈtaɪmlᵻsli/ Forms: see timeless adj., adv., and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: timeless adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < timeless adj. + -ly suffix². 1. At a time which is not proper, rightful, or appropriate; esp. prematurely. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adverb] in (earlier on) untimec897 untimelyc1200 out of timea1325 in unseasona1400 importunelyc1425 in an evil (also ill, etc.) hour1490 importunatelya1492 at ungaina1500 untimeously1513 intempestively1548 out of season1548 timeless1586 unseasonably1586 inopportunely1609 unseasonablea1634 unopportunely1651 timelessly1673 unseasonally1941 1673 J. Milton On Death Fair Infant i, in Poems (new ed.) 17 Soft silken Primrose fading timelesslie. a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 310 The cruel meed Of virtuous ardour, timelessly display'd. 1795 C. Lloyd Poems Var. Subj. 50 So timelessly fades life's inconsequent day. 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 580 Destined to be severed timelessly and know no fruitage. 1920 J. Hebblethwaite Poems 24 This flower of virgins made a perfect dirge For her who sought so timelessly her grave. 2. Without reference to time; independently of the passage of time; (now) esp. in a manner unaffected by the passage of time or changes in fashion. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adverb] > eternally or transcending time eternallya1385 without timec1425 aeviternally1608 intemporally1660 timelessly1823 datelessly1854 1823 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (1990) IV. 342 Has it Faith in the Good collectively & timelessly? 1871 J. H. Newman Arians 4th Cent. (ed. 3) ii. 216 Brought into existence ‘timelessly’, independent of that succession of second causes. 1895 G. MacDonald Lilith xxxix. 286 We were not in the outer darkness; had we been, we could not have been with her; we should have been timelessly, spacelessly, absolutely apart. 1936 Stage June 55/1 The timelessly endearing features of Germany and the German people are reassuring. 1971 Washington Post 17 Jan. 205 Timelessly glamorous super-model Wilhelmina..took pains to warn Nikki away from making modeling her whole life. 1987 T. Horton Bay Country (1989) iii. 50 Great clumps drifted timelessly in an area nearly the size of the continental United States. 1991 S. Hill Air & Angels 3 She saw..him not as her only brother on this May Week afternoon, not in time at all, but timelessly, as an immortal. 2003 Eurobusiness Aug. 85/2 Rivalling Nike's swoosh as the most valuable logo in sport, Adidas's three stripes are timelessly cool. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1673
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