brightlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈbrʌɪtli/, U.S.

/ˈbraɪtli/

Forms: see bright adj. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a word inherited from Germanic. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bright adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: Originally cognate with or formed similarly to Old Saxon berhtlīko , Old Icelandic bjartliga < the Germanic base of bright adj. + the Germanic base of -ly suffix². In later use also partly directly < bright adj. + -ly suffix². Compare bright adv.Compare the corresponding adjective Old English beorhtlic (early Middle English brihtlic ), Old Saxon berhtlīk bright (compare -ly suffix¹).

1. In a bright or shining manner; brilliantly, radiantly. Often in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adverb] > brightly

brighteOE

lightOE

shireOE

fairOE

brightlyOE

sheen?c1225

shirelyc1230

sheenly1340

clearlya1375

shininglyc1384

clearc1385

cleana1400

shrillc1400

enclerea1440

lucidentlyc1508

sheerly1508

splendently1576

shiny1596

nitently1657

OE Homily: De Sancto Iohanne (Corpus Cambr. 198) in Englische Studien (1885) 8 477 Sunne þær scineð seofanfealdlucor and beorhtlicor [lOE Vesp. brihtlycor] ðone her deð.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 3320 A gold ring þat brihtly schane.

1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis iv. f.10v And now the cheerly morning starre..shone brightly in the skie.

1620 T. Matthew tr. St. John of Avila Audi Filia lxxxviii. 400 The brightly burning..loue, which inhabited that most holy soule.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. xiv. 569 Till brightly-dawning shone The Morn.

1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi II. iii. ii. 41 Brightly polished, and artfully flexile armour.

1987 P. Sperling How to design & Build Your Own House (ed. 2) iv. 46/2 A room with a southern exposure..will be brightly lit with sunlight throughout most of the day.

2001 Transition No. 89. 127/1 She sucked on her pipe, and the embers glowed brightly in the bowl.

2. (With reference to sight, sound, understanding, etc.) clearly, distinctly. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adverb] > clearly visible > sharply or distinctly

brightlyOE

clearlyc1300

fairc1390

vively1537

bremely1577

in focus1785

sharply1817

trenchantly1873

eidetically1929

OE West Saxon Gospels: Mark (Corpus Cambr.) viii. 25 Eft he asette his handa ofer his eagan & he geseah þa, & wearð geedniwod, swa þæt he beorhtlice [c1200 Hatton brihtlice; L. clare] eall geseah.

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 68 Þenne schule ȝe al ðis brihtliche understonden.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3491 Ðo so spac god so brigt-like, Ðat alle he it herden witterlike.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 200 (MED) Þet he moȝe briȝtliche ysy and þet he moȝe knawe briȝtliche and zikerliche.

1658 J. Rowland Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 383 It is thought that of all Beasts they [sc. lynxes] see most brightly.

1898 G. H. Brownell Hundred & Other Stories 37 The peal of a bell rang brightly across their giggles.

2012 B. Pompert in B. Van Oers Developmental Educ. for Young Children xv. 243 What parts can you see clearly and brightly, and what is less clear?

3. With reference to colour: boldly, vividly; with bright colour or colours.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adverb] > vivid or bright

brightc1400

brightly1633

vigorously1638

floridly1667

vividly1668

glowinglya1887

flamboyantly1894

1633 C. Farewell East-India Colation 62 Lords and Gentlemen..All rich, or brightly attyred..according to the season.

1665 R. Howard Vestal-Virgin iv. i, in Four New Plays 210 How brightly her betraying blushes move.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xx. 330 A long narrow room, painted brightly like the other.

2014 S. Dharmapala Saree (2015) 333 Like migratory birds, the brightly dressed women would be leaving in droves.

a. In an intelligent and quick-witted way.

ΚΠ

1861 All Year Round 19 Oct. 79/2 Every schoolhouse..may yield better temptation..for the right presentment of instruction to the child brightly attentive.

1921 E. Ferber Girls (1935) vii. 132 She looked quite the grande dame as she entered the dining room now,..her eyes brightly interested beneath the strongly marked black brows.

2014 M. Doody Aristotle & Poetic Justice (new ed.) iii. 60 ‘Well we're off,’ I remarked, not very brightly.

b. In a lively, vivacious, or animated manner.

ΚΠ

1867 A. S. Stephens Married by Mistake iii, in Peterson's Mag. Mar. 212/1 Lizzy..turned her blue eyes brightly on her friend.

1877 A. Thomas Laggard in Love III. 277 They reach the door of Sir Oliver's sitting-room, talking and laughing brightly.

1938 Boys' Life Jan. 5/1 He stood at the edge of the hill... ‘All you have to do,’ Jay told him brightly, ‘is to go down the hill standing up.’

2011 Z. Strachan Ever fallen in Love 32 She said brightly, ‘G & T?’ and proceeded to spring ice cubes out the tray.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brightly
释义	brightlyadv. Brit. /ˈbrʌɪtli/, U.S. /ˈbraɪtli/ Forms: see bright adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a word inherited from Germanic. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bright adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: Originally cognate with or formed similarly to Old Saxon berhtlīko , Old Icelandic bjartliga < the Germanic base of bright adj. + the Germanic base of -ly suffix². In later use also partly directly < bright adj. + -ly suffix². Compare bright adv.Compare the corresponding adjective Old English beorhtlic (early Middle English brihtlic ), Old Saxon berhtlīk bright (compare -ly suffix¹). 1. In a bright or shining manner; brilliantly, radiantly. Often in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adverb] > brightly brighteOE lightOE shireOE fairOE brightlyOE sheen?c1225 shirelyc1230 sheenly1340 clearlya1375 shininglyc1384 clearc1385 cleana1400 shrillc1400 enclerea1440 lucidentlyc1508 sheerly1508 splendently1576 shiny1596 nitently1657 OE Homily: De Sancto Iohanne (Corpus Cambr. 198) in Englische Studien (1885) 8 477 Sunne þær scineð seofanfealdlucor and beorhtlicor [lOE Vesp. brihtlycor] ðone her deð. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 3320 A gold ring þat brihtly schane. 1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis iv. f.10v And now the cheerly morning starre..shone brightly in the skie. 1620 T. Matthew tr. St. John of Avila Audi Filia lxxxviii. 400 The brightly burning..loue, which inhabited that most holy soule. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. xiv. 569 Till brightly-dawning shone The Morn. 1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi II. iii. ii. 41 Brightly polished, and artfully flexile armour. 1987 P. Sperling How to design & Build Your Own House (ed. 2) iv. 46/2 A room with a southern exposure..will be brightly lit with sunlight throughout most of the day. 2001 Transition No. 89. 127/1 She sucked on her pipe, and the embers glowed brightly in the bowl. 2. (With reference to sight, sound, understanding, etc.) clearly, distinctly. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adverb] > clearly visible > sharply or distinctly brightlyOE clearlyc1300 fairc1390 vively1537 bremely1577 in focus1785 sharply1817 trenchantly1873 eidetically1929 OE West Saxon Gospels: Mark (Corpus Cambr.) viii. 25 Eft he asette his handa ofer his eagan & he geseah þa, & wearð geedniwod, swa þæt he beorhtlice [c1200 Hatton brihtlice; L. clare] eall geseah. a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 68 Þenne schule ȝe al ðis brihtliche understonden. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3491 Ðo so spac god so brigt-like, Ðat alle he it herden witterlike. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 200 (MED) Þet he moȝe briȝtliche ysy and þet he moȝe knawe briȝtliche and zikerliche. 1658 J. Rowland Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 383 It is thought that of all Beasts they [sc. lynxes] see most brightly. 1898 G. H. Brownell Hundred & Other Stories 37 The peal of a bell rang brightly across their giggles. 2012 B. Pompert in B. Van Oers Developmental Educ. for Young Children xv. 243 What parts can you see clearly and brightly, and what is less clear? 3. With reference to colour: boldly, vividly; with bright colour or colours. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adverb] > vivid or bright brightc1400 brightly1633 vigorously1638 floridly1667 vividly1668 glowinglya1887 flamboyantly1894 1633 C. Farewell East-India Colation 62 Lords and Gentlemen..All rich, or brightly attyred..according to the season. 1665 R. Howard Vestal-Virgin iv. i, in Four New Plays 210 How brightly her betraying blushes move. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xx. 330 A long narrow room, painted brightly like the other. 2014 S. Dharmapala Saree (2015) 333 Like migratory birds, the brightly dressed women would be leaving in droves. 4. a. In an intelligent and quick-witted way. ΚΠ 1861 All Year Round 19 Oct. 79/2 Every schoolhouse..may yield better temptation..for the right presentment of instruction to the child brightly attentive. 1921 E. Ferber Girls (1935) vii. 132 She looked quite the grande dame as she entered the dining room now,..her eyes brightly interested beneath the strongly marked black brows. 2014 M. Doody Aristotle & Poetic Justice (new ed.) iii. 60 ‘Well we're off,’ I remarked, not very brightly. b. In a lively, vivacious, or animated manner. ΚΠ 1867 A. S. Stephens Married by Mistake iii, in Peterson's Mag. Mar. 212/1 Lizzy..turned her blue eyes brightly on her friend. 1877 A. Thomas Laggard in Love III. 277 They reach the door of Sir Oliver's sitting-room, talking and laughing brightly. 1938 Boys' Life Jan. 5/1 He stood at the edge of the hill... ‘All you have to do,’ Jay told him brightly, ‘is to go down the hill standing up.’ 2011 Z. Strachan Ever fallen in Love 32 She said brightly, ‘G & T?’ and proceeded to spring ice cubes out the tray. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.OE
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