单词 | toppingly |
释义 | † toppinglyadj. Obsolete. rare—1. ? Pertaining to ‘toppings’, skimmings of milk; hence, pertaining to cheese-making or cheese. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > cheese > [adjective] cheesya1398 toppingly1573 caseous1808 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 45 A lesson for dayry mayd Cysley of ten toppings gests... These toppingly gests, be in number but ten, as welcome in dayry, as beares among men. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). toppinglyadv. In a topping manner; gallantly, splendidly; in excellent condition or health. ? Obsolete or dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adverb] fairlyOE goodlyc1275 finec1330 properlyc1390 daintily?a1400 thrivinglya1400 goodlily?1457 excellent1483 excellently1527 excellently1529 curiously1548 jollilyc1563 admirably1570 beautifully1570 singularly1576 bravelyc1600 famouslya1616 manlya1616 primely1622 prime1648 eximiously1650 topping1683 egregiously1693 purely1695 trimmingly1719 toppinglya1739 surprisingly1749 capitally1750 brawly1796 jellily18.. stammingly1814 divinely1822 stunningly1823 rippingly1828 jam up1835 out of sight1835 first-rately1843 first rate1844 like a charm1845 stunning1851 marvellously1859 magnificently1868 first class1871 splendidly1883 sterlingly1883 tip-top1888 like one o'clock1901 deevily1905 goodo1907 dandy1908 bonzer1914 great1916 juicily1916 corkingly1917 champion1925 unbeatably1928 snodger1946 beaut1953 smashingly1956 groovily1970 awesome1984 a1739 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1742) II. iii. xviii. 263 I mean to marry her toppingly when she least thinks of it. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Toppingly, excellently. 1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Toppenly, in good health. ‘He's toppenly to day’. Derivatives ˈtoppingness n. Π 1890 Harper's Mag. Apr. 769/1 ‘I never saw such nerve. It was superb.’ ‘Perhaps a little topping’, I suggested. ‘Yes, perhaps a little topping... But still, it was a toppingness that could have consisted only with the most perfect conscience.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1573adv.a1739 |
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