单词 | urbanely |
释义 | > as lemmasurˈbanely urˈbanely adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > in a well-mannered way > in a refined or polished manner cunninglyc1385 refinedly1645 politely1748 urbanely1789 polishedly1889 1789 tr. A. Verri Adventures Sappho II. iii. i. 149 Pleasantly, and at the same time urbanely she modestly avoided the protestations of the young man. 1822 Monthly Rev. 97 540 This taste is so finely polished and so urbanely expressive. 1881 ‘Rita’ My Lady Coquette xiii. 201 ‘I am going to the wood,’ he answers, urbanely. 1925 Amer. Mercury Aug. 453/2 No writer..could turn the trick more deftly, more urbanely, more wittily. 1996 P. Furia Ira Gershwin i. 5 George's sensuous, driving energy is tempered..by Ira's urbanely innocent wit. < as lemmas |
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