whitelyadj.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪtli/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtli/, Scottish English

/ˈhwʌitlɪ/

Forms: Middle English whitlich, Middle English whitliche, Middle English wiȝtliche, Middle English witle, Middle English–1500s whytely, Middle English–1500s whytly, Middle English–1600s whitly, Middle English– whitely, 1500s whightlie, 1500s whitelie, 1500s whitlie, 1500s whytley, 1600s whitelye; Scottish pre-1700 quhitley, pre-1700 quhitlie, pre-1700 quhitly, pre-1700 quhittlie, pre-1700 quhytly, 1700s– whitely.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: white adj., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < white adj. + -ly suffix¹. Compare German weißlich (16th cent.; Middle High German wīzlot).

Now rare (chiefly Scottish in later use).

Whitish; pale; having a light or fair complexion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > whiteness or fairness > [adjective]

whiteOE

fairc1175

whitelya1387

blonde1481

whitelewe1495

fair-faced1553

buttermilk1606

lilied1614

white-skin1634

light-complexioned1770

leucous1842

blondine1867

blonde-complexioned1881

leucodermic1926

blondish1961

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 267 Sche siȝ hym wiȝtliche of hir [?a1475 anon. tr. havynge heire white as mylke in coloure, L. caesarie lacteolum].

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xi. vi. 583 Rauen briddes, while þey ben whitliche [1495 whitlew, 1535 whitelewe, 1582 whitlewe] in feþeres, or þey ben blake.

c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 22 (MED) A buk is a diuerse beest; he haþ not is heere as an herte, for he is mor whitly.

a1505 R. Henryson Test. Cresseid 214 in Poems (1981) 118 Four ȝokkit steidis full different of hew..The secund steid..Quhitlie and paill.

1547 R. Record Vrinal of Physick f. 55^v If..the colour of y^e garland [of the urine] be whyte, or whytely, it is a tokyn full of good hope.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iii. i. 191 A whitly wanton, with a veluet brow, With two pitch balles..for eyes.

1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 66 Those whitely starres..which make the milkyway.

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 141 You have his whitely Look.

1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 345 Whitely things are ay tender.

1833 New Monthly Mag. May 65 I know him by his whitely eyes.

1901 J. R. Aitken Love in its Tenderness iv. 48 ‘It's the angels he'll sune be seein',’ Archie Stewart exclaimed. ‘Canna' ye see the glint o' their snawy goons on his whitely face?’

Compounds

Forming parasynthetic adjectives, as whitely-faced, etc.

ΚΠ

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. c.iv A flematike persone is whitley coloured: the colerike is browne and tawnye.

1588 Certaine Advts. Ireland sig. Bix, in Ld. Burghley Copie Let. to B. Mendoza The Prince of Ascule was a slender made man..whitely faced with some little red on the cheeks.

1656 Mercurius Politicus No. 330 7294 Flaxen haired, whitely faced.

1820 S. T. Edwards & J. Lindley Bot. Reg. Exotic Plants VI. Pl. 447 Style..whitely bearded along the inner edge.

1870 J. K. Hunter Life Stud. Char. ix. 58 Among the rest was a whitely-faced shoemaker, whose fair complexion struggled to make its way through the dirt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

whitelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪtli/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtli/

Forms: Middle English–1500s whitly, 1500s– whitely, 1600s whitelye.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: white adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < white adj. + -ly suffix².Compare Old English (rare) hwīte , adverb ( < white adj.).

With a white appearance or colour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adverb]

whitelya1398

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. viii. xiv. 482 Among alle sterres Venus schiniþ most comfortabilly and whitly.

1568 T. Drant tr. Gregory of Nazianzus Epigr. & Sentences sig. E.iii A bushe of heare hanges whitly hoore.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Candidement, whitely, fairely, in white.

1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 32 See her hovering feet, More bluely vein'd,..more whitely sweet Than those of sea-born Venus.

1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta I. i. 10 A whitely shining oval of still water.

1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South i. iii. 86 She was the South's Palladium..the shield-bearing Athena gleaming whitely in the clouds.

1988 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 27 Aug. c12 Attention is drawn to egrets leaping whitely from the marsh.

2005 New Yorker 6 June 79/2 Cigarette smoke whitely filled the long-necked soda bottles into which everyone persisted in dropping butts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whitely
释义	whitelyadj. Brit. /ˈwʌɪtli/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtli/, Scottish English /ˈhwʌitlɪ/ Forms: Middle English whitlich, Middle English whitliche, Middle English wiȝtliche, Middle English witle, Middle English–1500s whytely, Middle English–1500s whytly, Middle English–1600s whitly, Middle English– whitely, 1500s whightlie, 1500s whitelie, 1500s whitlie, 1500s whytley, 1600s whitelye; Scottish pre-1700 quhitley, pre-1700 quhitlie, pre-1700 quhitly, pre-1700 quhittlie, pre-1700 quhytly, 1700s– whitely. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: white adj., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < white adj. + -ly suffix¹. Compare German weißlich (16th cent.; Middle High German wīzlot). Now rare (chiefly Scottish in later use). Whitish; pale; having a light or fair complexion. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > whiteness or fairness > [adjective] whiteOE fairc1175 whitelya1387 blonde1481 whitelewe1495 fair-faced1553 buttermilk1606 lilied1614 white-skin1634 light-complexioned1770 leucous1842 blondine1867 blonde-complexioned1881 leucodermic1926 blondish1961 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 267 Sche siȝ hym wiȝtliche of hir [?a1475 anon. tr. havynge heire white as mylke in coloure, L. caesarie lacteolum]. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xi. vi. 583 Rauen briddes, while þey ben whitliche [1495 whitlew, 1535 whitelewe, 1582 whitlewe] in feþeres, or þey ben blake. c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 22 (MED) A buk is a diuerse beest; he haþ not is heere as an herte, for he is mor whitly. a1505 R. Henryson Test. Cresseid 214 in Poems (1981) 118 Four ȝokkit steidis full different of hew..The secund steid..Quhitlie and paill. 1547 R. Record Vrinal of Physick f. 55^v If..the colour of y^e garland [of the urine] be whyte, or whytely, it is a tokyn full of good hope. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iii. i. 191 A whitly wanton, with a veluet brow, With two pitch balles..for eyes. View more context for this quotation 1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 66 Those whitely starres..which make the milkyway. 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 141 You have his whitely Look. View more context for this quotation 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 345 Whitely things are ay tender. 1833 New Monthly Mag. May 65 I know him by his whitely eyes. 1901 J. R. Aitken Love in its Tenderness iv. 48 ‘It's the angels he'll sune be seein',’ Archie Stewart exclaimed. ‘Canna' ye see the glint o' their snawy goons on his whitely face?’ Compounds Forming parasynthetic adjectives, as whitely-faced, etc. ΚΠ 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. c.iv A flematike persone is whitley coloured: the colerike is browne and tawnye. 1588 Certaine Advts. Ireland sig. Bix, in Ld. Burghley Copie Let. to B. Mendoza The Prince of Ascule was a slender made man..whitely faced with some little red on the cheeks. 1656 Mercurius Politicus No. 330 7294 Flaxen haired, whitely faced. 1820 S. T. Edwards & J. Lindley Bot. Reg. Exotic Plants VI. Pl. 447 Style..whitely bearded along the inner edge. 1870 J. K. Hunter Life Stud. Char. ix. 58 Among the rest was a whitely-faced shoemaker, whose fair complexion struggled to make its way through the dirt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). whitelyadv. Brit. /ˈwʌɪtli/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtli/ Forms: Middle English–1500s whitly, 1500s– whitely, 1600s whitelye. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: white adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < white adj. + -ly suffix².Compare Old English (rare) hwīte , adverb ( < white adj.). With a white appearance or colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adverb] whitelya1398 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. viii. xiv. 482 Among alle sterres Venus schiniþ most comfortabilly and whitly. 1568 T. Drant tr. Gregory of Nazianzus Epigr. & Sentences sig. E.iii A bushe of heare hanges whitly hoore. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Candidement, whitely, fairely, in white. 1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 32 See her hovering feet, More bluely vein'd,..more whitely sweet Than those of sea-born Venus. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta I. i. 10 A whitely shining oval of still water. 1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South i. iii. 86 She was the South's Palladium..the shield-bearing Athena gleaming whitely in the clouds. 1988 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 27 Aug. c12 Attention is drawn to egrets leaping whitely from the marsh. 2005 New Yorker 6 June 79/2 Cigarette smoke whitely filled the long-necked soda bottles into which everyone persisted in dropping butts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1387adv.a1398
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