uncleverlyadv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈklɛvəli/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈklɛvəli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈklɛvərli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, cleverly adv.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + cleverly adv. Compare later unclever adj.

Not cleverly; in an unintelligent or unskilful way; clumsily.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adverb]

sotly1154

blately1513

grossly?1531

dully1533

blockishly1556

bluntly1557

buzzardly1561

sottishly1566

thickly1574

doltishly1580

witlessly1598

stupidiously1600

brainlessly1610

stupidly?1611

insulsely1637

uncleverly1697

numbskully1708

unintelligently1754

stupid?1757

duncishly1826

stockishly1846

sumphishly1850

simple-mindedly1851

obtusely1863

crassly1883

bovinely1900

unperceptively1935

simplistically1939

obtusively1953

dopily1958

gormlessly1958

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adverb] > clumsily or awkwardly

unhagherlyc1175

unslyly?a1400

roughc1400

unslya1425

rudelyc1425

unhandsomely1545

grosslyc1550

untowardly?1550

botcherly?1566

bungerly1574

lubberlike1575

lumpishly1583

clouterly1593

lubberly1594

foggily1599

awkly1603

unwieldilyc1610

cumbersomely1611

uneasily1611

sinisterly1628

left-handedly1648

ungainlya1661

awkwardly1663

clumsily1691

uncleverly1697

wrong1727

unwieldly1793

gawkily1811

maladroitly1827

undexterously1848

flat-footedly1886

ham-fistedly1964

ham-handedly1964

1697 J. Young Let. 26 Oct. in Faith Promoted (1772) lv. 30 We do them [sc. acts of adoration] as uncleverly as a prisoner in shackles and fetters would run a race.

1865 London Soc. May 437/1 She plotted, planned, and executed, not uncleverly either considering she attained her end.

1901 Land of Sunshine Mar. 218 He cannot spell even the names of the men from whom he has uncleverly rehashed his book.

2010 R. Catchlove Somewhere down Crazy River xlv. 321 I decided, uncleverly, to remain living in the shallows, on the surface of life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uncleverly
释义	uncleverlyadv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈklɛvəli/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈklɛvəli/, U.S. /ˌənˈklɛvərli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, cleverly adv. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + cleverly adv. Compare later unclever adj. Not cleverly; in an unintelligent or unskilful way; clumsily. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adverb] sotly1154 blately1513 grossly?1531 dully1533 blockishly1556 bluntly1557 buzzardly1561 sottishly1566 thickly1574 doltishly1580 witlessly1598 stupidiously1600 brainlessly1610 stupidly?1611 insulsely1637 uncleverly1697 numbskully1708 unintelligently1754 stupid?1757 duncishly1826 stockishly1846 sumphishly1850 simple-mindedly1851 obtusely1863 crassly1883 bovinely1900 unperceptively1935 simplistically1939 obtusively1953 dopily1958 gormlessly1958 the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adverb] > clumsily or awkwardly unhagherlyc1175 unslyly?a1400 roughc1400 unslya1425 rudelyc1425 unhandsomely1545 grosslyc1550 untowardly?1550 botcherly?1566 bungerly1574 lubberlike1575 lumpishly1583 clouterly1593 lubberly1594 foggily1599 awkly1603 unwieldilyc1610 cumbersomely1611 uneasily1611 sinisterly1628 left-handedly1648 ungainlya1661 awkwardly1663 clumsily1691 uncleverly1697 wrong1727 unwieldly1793 gawkily1811 maladroitly1827 undexterously1848 flat-footedly1886 ham-fistedly1964 ham-handedly1964 1697 J. Young Let. 26 Oct. in Faith Promoted (1772) lv. 30 We do them [sc. acts of adoration] as uncleverly as a prisoner in shackles and fetters would run a race. 1865 London Soc. May 437/1 She plotted, planned, and executed, not uncleverly either considering she attained her end. 1901 Land of Sunshine Mar. 218 He cannot spell even the names of the men from whom he has uncleverly rehashed his book. 2010 R. Catchlove Somewhere down Crazy River xlv. 321 I decided, uncleverly, to remain living in the shallows, on the surface of life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1697
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