单词 | ungainfully |
释义 | † ungainfullyadv.1 Obsolete. With discomfort; severely. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adverb] > awkwardly ungainfullyc1320 awkwardly1674 embarrassedly1799 difficultly1815 embarrassingly1817 c1320 Antichrist 564 (MS. Cott. Vesp. A iii) Ungainfulli þan sal þai quak, Þat alle þe erth it sal do scak. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2019). ungainfullyadv.2 Unprofitably. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > uselessly or unprofitably wastelya1382 unnaita1400 unnaitlikea1400 ungainfully1593 ungainsomely1662 profitlessly1832 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 28v Wherefore you Pilgrims,..vngainefully you consume good houres. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Incommodement,..vngainefully, vnprofitably. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adv.1c1320adv.21593 |
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