单词 | unmodestly |
释义 | unmodestlyadv. = immodestly adv. 1, 2. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adverb] > immodestly unmodestly1565 immodestly1576 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Intemperanter, Untemperately: unmodestly. 1584 E. Paget tr. J. Calvin Comm. Gospel after John vi. 156 in Harmonie vpon Three Euangelists They do enquire vnmodestly of a thing which was as yet dark & doubtful. 1610 R. Tofte tr. N. de Montreux Honours Acad. i. 14 No power thou hast ore body mine at all, If once presume vnmodestly, ought to request thou shall. 1694 tr. J. Foxe Of Free Justif. by Christ 38 Why then do you inveigh against Luther so unmodestly and undeservedly? 1899 Liverpool Mercury 27 May 8/1 As he himself not unmodestly says.., he has provided for the perpetuity of his show. 1910 H. Day Ramrodders xxii. 276 I very unmodestly gave myself the compliment. 2006 Agriculture (Ferguson's Careers in Focus) (ed. 2) 79 Use the winter months to read up on bees... I unmodestly suggest my own book. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1565 |
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