unmetaphoricallyadv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˌmɛtəˈfɒrᵻkli/, U.S.

/ˌənˌmɛdəˈfɔrək(ə)li/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + metaphorically adv., after unmetaphorical adj.

Not metaphorically; literally.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adverb] > literally

letterly?a1475

literally1579

literately1600

unmetaphorically1752

1752 Old Eng. 7 Oct. 1/3 ‘Let those who glory in the Genoese name, be looked upon as graceless sons,’ unmetaphorically, Let those Englishmen..be looked upon as apostates and destroyers of their country.

1829 G. Griffin Collegians II. xxiv. 193 Sitting down to her, unmetaphorically, bitter draught with the meekest resignation.

1932 H. H. Price Perception i. 13 This assumption when openly and unmetaphorically stated, is..extraordinary.

2007 PMLA 122 308/2 Reading is really and unmetaphorically a part of everyday urban life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmetaphorically
释义	unmetaphoricallyadv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˌmɛtəˈfɒrᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌənˌmɛdəˈfɔrək(ə)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, metaphorically adv. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + metaphorically adv., after unmetaphorical adj. Not metaphorically; literally. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adverb] > literally letterly?a1475 literally1579 literately1600 unmetaphorically1752 1752 Old Eng. 7 Oct. 1/3 ‘Let those who glory in the Genoese name, be looked upon as graceless sons,’ unmetaphorically, Let those Englishmen..be looked upon as apostates and destroyers of their country. 1829 G. Griffin Collegians II. xxiv. 193 Sitting down to her, unmetaphorically, bitter draught with the meekest resignation. 1932 H. H. Price Perception i. 13 This assumption when openly and unmetaphorically stated, is..extraordinary. 2007 PMLA 122 308/2 Reading is really and unmetaphorically a part of everyday urban life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1752
随便看	to be behindhand with the world to be beknown to be beleft to be beneath the mark to be bent to be beside the saddle to be best friends with to be bethought to be better than one's promise to be better than one's word to be between to be beyond a person to be bid for to be big on to be bit by a barn weasel to be bivouacked to be blinded by science to be blinded with science to be blown over to be blown upon to be blue mouldy for to be blue-moulding for to be bluemoulding for to be blurted at to be bogged