widowlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɪdəʊli/, U.S.

/ˈwɪdoʊli/

Forms: see widow n. and -ly suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: widow n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < widow n. + -ly suffix¹.

Of, characteristic of, or befitting a widow; that is or resembles a widow.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [adjective] > widowed > relating to or characteristic of widow

widowly1532

vidual?1550

widowish?1555

widow-like1577

widowed1609

widowy1628

1532 T. More Confut. Tyndales Answere iii. p. cclxxi Vyrgynte and wydoly chastyte.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena v. 158 The Princesse..had now converted her widdowly moane into fresh teares of conjugall affection.

1884 Cent. Mag. Aug. 541 This charming young person, although the daughter of a widowly exile of France.., always managed to dress delightfully.

1964 P. Booth Footsteps in Sea x. 121 She had by then been in her lonely, widowly sleep in that big cold bed.

2008 Independent (Nexis) 22 May 38 She took a widowly interest in the widower Guy Pemberton.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† widowlyadv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: widow n., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < widow n. + -ly suffix², perhaps after widowly adj. Compare earlier widow-like adv.

Obsolete. rare.

In a manner characteristic of or befitting a widow.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [adverb] > in manner of widow

widow-like1581

vidually1818

widowly1909

1909 E. Rickert Beggar in Heart xxxv. 204 She conducted herself most widowly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	widowly
释义	widowlyadj. Brit. /ˈwɪdəʊli/, U.S. /ˈwɪdoʊli/ Forms: see widow n. and -ly suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: widow n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < widow n. + -ly suffix¹. Of, characteristic of, or befitting a widow; that is or resembles a widow. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [adjective] > widowed > relating to or characteristic of widow widowly1532 vidual?1550 widowish?1555 widow-like1577 widowed1609 widowy1628 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndales Answere iii. p. cclxxi Vyrgynte and wydoly chastyte. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena v. 158 The Princesse..had now converted her widdowly moane into fresh teares of conjugall affection. 1884 Cent. Mag. Aug. 541 This charming young person, although the daughter of a widowly exile of France.., always managed to dress delightfully. 1964 P. Booth Footsteps in Sea x. 121 She had by then been in her lonely, widowly sleep in that big cold bed. 2008 Independent (Nexis) 22 May 38 She took a widowly interest in the widower Guy Pemberton. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † widowlyadv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: widow n., -ly suffix². Etymology: < widow n. + -ly suffix², perhaps after widowly adj. Compare earlier widow-like adv. Obsolete. rare. In a manner characteristic of or befitting a widow. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [adverb] > in manner of widow widow-like1581 vidually1818 widowly1909 1909 E. Rickert Beggar in Heart xxxv. 204 She conducted herself most widowly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1532adv.1909
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