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单词 villainly
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villainlyadv.

Forms: α. Middle English uileinliche, vileynliche, vyleynliche, vilainliche, vylaynliche; Middle English vilayn-, Middle English–1500s vylayn-, 1500s villaynly. β. Middle English vilanliche, Middle English wylanlyche; Middle English vilenlych, villenliche, Middle English vylenly, Middle English velenly.
Etymology: < villain adj. + -ly suffix2.
Obsolete.
After the manner of a villain; villainously, vilely.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adverb] > in a base or vile manner
unwraste?c1225
vilelyc1290
unwrastlyc1320
villainlya1325
vilea1400
vildly1575
basely1593
ignobly1594
projectedly1660
unsolidly1755
blackguardly1827
bounderishly1921
α.
a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) xxxix. 101 Homsokne: þat is quite of amerciement for entre of houses uileinliche ant biþoute leue aȝen þe kinges pes.
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 64 Efterward huanne me zuereþ vileynliche by god and by his halȝen.
c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 5345 How wer þou so hardy,..come armed on þy stede,..& þus vylaynche [read vylaynliche] on þy resoun þy message to me abede?
1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) lviii. 84 Within a lytell tyme after she deide vylaynsly, and sodenly of an euylle deth.
c1500 Melusine (1895) xxi. 130 Perceyue you not how this Dogges oppressen vylaynly these valyaunt & worthy crystens?
a1560 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Æneid ix. Aa iij b If but one harme Suffized had their sinne, and not with spyte all female kinds Thus villaynly disdain.
β. c1330 Arth. & Merl. 5794 (Kölbing) So þai deden, sikerliche, Defuiland vilanliche, Toward..king Rion.c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 1825 To..presenty til him with such outrage þay heuedes bi-fore him selue, & so vylenly beode ys message.c1400 Laud Troy Bk. 7499 Thow art now dede and ouer~throwen,..Velenly thow hast thi mede.a1450 Le Morte Arth. 1156 Thou oughtiste with no Ryghte to gabbe on hym so wylanlyche, thus be-hynde hym, oute of hys syghte.
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