单词 | twinly |
释义 | twinlyadv. rare. To an equal extent, doubly; in an identical degree. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adverb] evenlyeOE evenOE evenOE egallyc1374 full outa1382 likea1400 even-forthc1400 unec1540 just1551 at once1588 upon the same measure1598 equal1623 equally1634 coequally1643 so1697 inasmuch1732 twinly1913 1913 A. O'Connor Poems 50 A spot for man, bearing his cross, to seek, Where night and day are healers twinly bright. 1981 C. Dexter Dead of Jericho xxii. 123 Even if, in his boyhood, Sergeant Lewis's parents had been twinly blessed with privilege and wealth, it seems unlikely that their son would have won a scholarship to Winchester. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). > as lemmasˈtwinly ˈtwinly adj. characteristic of or befitting a twin (brother or sister).Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] > twin > characteristic of twinly1796 1796 C. Burney Mem. Life Metastasio III. 98 Accepting of your twinly offer. 1796 C. Burney tr. P. Metastasio Let. in Mem. Life Metastasio III. 259 I am, with usual twinly kindness, yours most faithfully. < as lemmas |
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