wittilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈwɪtᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈwɪdᵻli/

Forms: see witty adj.; also Middle English–1500s wittely (Middle English -li, Scottish vittely), Middle English wyttely.

Etymology: < witty adj. + -ly suffix².

In a witty manner.

†1. Intelligently, cleverly, ingeniously. Obsolete.Not always easily distinguishable from 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adverb]

craftilyeOE

craftlyOE

smeighlyc1200

slylyc1275

quaintlyc1300

wittily1362

cunninglyc1385

subtilelyc1405

knowinglyc1450

industriouslyc1487

ingeniously1548

cleanly1583

intelligently1601

dexterously1605

conceitedly1606

cleverly1654

gnostically1823

comprehendingly1866

brainily1905

1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. x. 4 Of Erþe and Eir hit is mad I-medelet to-gedere, Wiþ wynt and wiþ watur ful wittiliche I-Meint.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2602 Þat wittily tauȝt hem þe weies whider þei wende scholde.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 531/1 Wyttyly, ingeniose.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes Pref. **vj With fables and tales preatyly and wittyly feigned.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball Epist. to Queen *ij b By their diligent inquisition they wittily found out the vse of many [plants].

1621 T. W. tr. S. Goulart Wise Vieillard 184 Those women, who..so cunningly and wittily twisted on your fine skaines and clues.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) ii. 69 Of good natural parts,..which did but arm their bad inclinations, and make them wittily wicked.

1689 Ess. Satyr in Fourth Coll. Poems 29 But is there any other Beast that lives, Who his own harm so wittily contrives?

†2. Wisely, discreetly, sensibly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [adverb]

wiselyc888

redlyeOE

spacklya1375

wittilya1375

prudentlya1382

redilyc1391

sagelya1400

sapiently1477

wise1487

wittingly1487

savourly1494

sageouslyc1500

ingeniously1548

judiciously1593

in his (or its, etc.) wisdom1852

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 4142 Sende wittili to þi wif & warne hire fore.

1465 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 129 Ye may verely vndirstand þat it is not guided wittely nor discretly.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur x. xxxvi. 472 Alysander fought wyldly and not wyttely.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xiii. 571 Thai war gouernit full wittely.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) v. 264 Gude begynnyng..And it be followit vittely, May [etc.].

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Dv^v Whose lande is..well and wyttelye gouerned.

1660 R. Sharrock Hist. Propagation & Improvem. Veg. 107 Lord Bacon wittily advises to sprinkle a little forrage seed on the strawberry bed.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1676 (1955) IV. 84 Dr. Pritchard..on 5 Isa: 5 Very Alegoricaly (according to his manner) yet very gravely a [sic] wittily.

1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iii. ii. xxiii. 136/2 How Learnedly he now conveyed all the Liberal Arts unto those that sat at his Feet; how Wittily he moderated their Disputations.

1825 W. Scott Betrothed vii, in Tales Crusaders I. 128 Thou hast studied some small revenge on me..and..I think thou hast taken it wittily enough.

3. In a manner characterized by wit (see wit n. 7, 8, witty adj. 7, 8); in a cleverly amusing way; with smart jocosity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [adverb]

wittily1553

conceitedly1606

pointedly1667

smartly1673

scintillatingly1927

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique ii. 58 To beginne with some pleasaunt tale or take an occasion to iest wittely.

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) ii. 75 b Hee..can give quip for quip so wittilie that those which begin the skirmish with him boldlie, are faine to retire shamefullie.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xviii. sig. Aa6^v In conuersation wittily pleasant, and pleasantly gamesome.

1691 T. P. Blount Ess. i. 19 Therefore one wittily calls these Indulgences Emulgences.

1759 O. Goldsmith Pres. State Polite Learning ix, in Misc. Wks. (1895) 440/1 When an unexpected similitude in two objects strikes the imagination—in other words, when a thing is wittily expressed.

1869 in A. Smith Inq. Wealth Nations (new ed.) I. ii. ii. 326 (note) Free trade in banking, it has been wisely and wittily said, is free trade in swindling.

1878 A. H. Markham Great Frozen Sea ii. 25 As one of our men wittily remarked on seeing his first iceberg, it reminded him strongly of the isle of Wight (white).

1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay i. 4 A good deal more talk, partly business, partly wittily told scandal.

†4. Knowingly, wittingly. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > [adverb]

willesOE

with one's willc1175

willes and waldesc1225

adviselya1325

wittinglya1340

wilfullyc1374

witting1377

a-purposea1382

of purpose (also (out) of (a) (set) purpose)a1382

wilfulc1381

willingly1402

of intention1430

knowingly1435

advisedlyc1449

deliberately1471

purpensely1472

purposely1495

prepensedly1496

purpensedly1496

purposedlya1540

proposely?1550

studiously1567

on (also upon) purpose1569

on set purpose1569

of industry1575

affectedly1582

premeditatelya1595

deliberatively1598

consultively1599

intentionallya1673

affectionally1603

by (also out of, on, upon) design1603

intentionately1609

industriouslya1616

perpensedly1624

intendedlya1641

unspontaneously1640

industrously1643

consultedly1645

consideringly1647

designedly1652

premeditatedly1653

wittily1653

intendingly1678

premeditatinglya1679

self-consciously1685

propensely1694

thinkingly1705

accidentally on purpose1711

affectionatelya1716

prepensely?1725

systematically1744

advertently1745

systemically1761

reflectively1775

purposefullya1854

meaningly1867

aimfully1870

purposively1878

designingly1879

proposedly1887

1653 T. Whitfield Treat. Sinfull Men iii. 5 That which he willingly and wittily suffers to be done.

1654 T. Fuller 2 Serm. 36 Not willingly, wittily, or wilfully.

5. irregularly as adjective = witty adj. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective]

yleredc897

keena1000

wisec1000

leredc1154

wittya1225

cunningc1325

taughta1382

clergialc1386

wittilyc1400

philosophicala1425

erudite?a1475

clergyable1488

informeda1500

studieda1513

estudied1550

learned1556

well-read?1576

scholarly1583

scholarlike1588

well-digested1602

literated1611

artificial1618

scienced1636

clerk-like1638

scollardicall1654

philosophic1665

virtuosoa1667

virtuousa1680

doct1694

blue-stockinged1791

bluestocking1793

scholared1830

eruditical1832

c1400 Rule St. Benet (verse) 1079 Þat we vs avise,..To say our wil in wordes foune, And þat our wordes be wittely.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wittily
释义	wittilyadv. Brit. /ˈwɪtᵻli/, U.S. /ˈwɪdᵻli/ Forms: see witty adj.; also Middle English–1500s wittely (Middle English -li, Scottish vittely), Middle English wyttely. Etymology: < witty adj. + -ly suffix². In a witty manner. †1. Intelligently, cleverly, ingeniously. Obsolete.Not always easily distinguishable from 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adverb] craftilyeOE craftlyOE smeighlyc1200 slylyc1275 quaintlyc1300 wittily1362 cunninglyc1385 subtilelyc1405 knowinglyc1450 industriouslyc1487 ingeniously1548 cleanly1583 intelligently1601 dexterously1605 conceitedly1606 cleverly1654 gnostically1823 comprehendingly1866 brainily1905 1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. x. 4 Of Erþe and Eir hit is mad I-medelet to-gedere, Wiþ wynt and wiþ watur ful wittiliche I-Meint. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2602 Þat wittily tauȝt hem þe weies whider þei wende scholde. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 531/1 Wyttyly, ingeniose. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes Pref. *vj With fables and tales preatyly and wittyly feigned. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball* Epist. to Queen ij b By their diligent inquisition they wittily found out the vse of many [plants]. 1621 T. W. tr. S. Goulart Wise Vieillard* 184 Those women, who..so cunningly and wittily twisted on your fine skaines and clues. a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) ii. 69 Of good natural parts,..which did but arm their bad inclinations, and make them wittily wicked. 1689 Ess. Satyr in Fourth Coll. Poems 29 But is there any other Beast that lives, Who his own harm so wittily contrives? †2. Wisely, discreetly, sensibly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [adverb] wiselyc888 redlyeOE spacklya1375 wittilya1375 prudentlya1382 redilyc1391 sagelya1400 sapiently1477 wise1487 wittingly1487 savourly1494 sageouslyc1500 ingeniously1548 judiciously1593 in his (or its, etc.) wisdom1852 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 4142 Sende wittili to þi wif & warne hire fore. 1465 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 129 Ye may verely vndirstand þat it is not guided wittely nor discretly. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur x. xxxvi. 472 Alysander fought wyldly and not wyttely. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xiii. 571 Thai war gouernit full wittely. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) v. 264 Gude begynnyng..And it be followit vittely, May [etc.]. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Dv^v Whose lande is..well and wyttelye gouerned. 1660 R. Sharrock Hist. Propagation & Improvem. Veg. 107 Lord Bacon wittily advises to sprinkle a little forrage seed on the strawberry bed. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1676 (1955) IV. 84 Dr. Pritchard..on 5 Isa: 5 Very Alegoricaly (according to his manner) yet very gravely a [sic] wittily. 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iii. ii. xxiii. 136/2 How Learnedly he now conveyed all the Liberal Arts unto those that sat at his Feet; how Wittily he moderated their Disputations. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed vii, in Tales Crusaders I. 128 Thou hast studied some small revenge on me..and..I think thou hast taken it wittily enough. 3. In a manner characterized by wit (see wit n. 7, 8, witty adj. 7, 8); in a cleverly amusing way; with smart jocosity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [adverb] wittily1553 conceitedly1606 pointedly1667 smartly1673 scintillatingly1927 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique ii. 58 To beginne with some pleasaunt tale or take an occasion to iest wittely. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) ii. 75 b Hee..can give quip for quip so wittilie that those which begin the skirmish with him boldlie, are faine to retire shamefullie. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xviii. sig. Aa6^v In conuersation wittily pleasant, and pleasantly gamesome. 1691 T. P. Blount Ess. i. 19 Therefore one wittily calls these Indulgences Emulgences. 1759 O. Goldsmith Pres. State Polite Learning ix, in Misc. Wks. (1895) 440/1 When an unexpected similitude in two objects strikes the imagination—in other words, when a thing is wittily expressed. 1869 in A. Smith Inq. Wealth Nations (new ed.) I. ii. ii. 326 (note) Free trade in banking, it has been wisely and wittily said, is free trade in swindling. 1878 A. H. Markham Great Frozen Sea ii. 25 As one of our men wittily remarked on seeing his first iceberg, it reminded him strongly of the isle of Wight (white). 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay i. 4 A good deal more talk, partly business, partly wittily told scandal. †4. Knowingly, wittingly. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [adverb] willesOE with one's willc1175 willes and waldesc1225 adviselya1325 wittinglya1340 wilfullyc1374 witting1377 a-purposea1382 of purpose (also (out) of (a) (set) purpose)a1382 wilfulc1381 willingly1402 of intention1430 knowingly1435 advisedlyc1449 deliberately1471 purpensely1472 purposely1495 prepensedly1496 purpensedly1496 purposedlya1540 proposely?1550 studiously1567 on (also upon) purpose1569 on set purpose1569 of industry1575 affectedly1582 premeditatelya1595 deliberatively1598 consultively1599 intentionallya1673 affectionally1603 by (also out of, on, upon) design1603 intentionately1609 industriouslya1616 perpensedly1624 intendedlya1641 unspontaneously1640 industrously1643 consultedly1645 consideringly1647 designedly1652 premeditatedly1653 wittily1653 intendingly1678 premeditatinglya1679 self-consciously1685 propensely1694 thinkingly1705 accidentally on purpose1711 affectionatelya1716 prepensely?1725 systematically1744 advertently1745 systemically1761 reflectively1775 purposefullya1854 meaningly1867 aimfully1870 purposively1878 designingly1879 proposedly1887 1653 T. Whitfield Treat. Sinfull Men iii. 5 That which he willingly and wittily suffers to be done. 1654 T. Fuller 2 Serm. 36 Not willingly, wittily, or wilfully. 5. irregularly as adjective = witty adj. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective] yleredc897 keena1000 wisec1000 leredc1154 wittya1225 cunningc1325 taughta1382 clergialc1386 wittilyc1400 philosophicala1425 erudite?a1475 clergyable1488 informeda1500 studieda1513 estudied1550 learned1556 well-read?1576 scholarly1583 scholarlike1588 well-digested1602 literated1611 artificial1618 scienced1636 clerk-like1638 scollardicall1654 philosophic1665 virtuosoa1667 virtuousa1680 doct1694 blue-stockinged1791 bluestocking1793 scholared1830 eruditical1832 c1400 Rule St. Benet (verse) 1079 Þat we vs avise,..To say our wil in wordes foune, And þat our wordes be wittely. 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