单词 | adoptedly |
释义 | adoptedlyadv. Now rare. In an adopted manner; by adoption. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [adverb] > by adoption adoptedlya1616 adoptively1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) i. iv. 46 Luc. Is she your cosen? Isa. Adoptedly, as schoole-maids change their names By vaine, though apt affection. View more context for this quotation 1699 T. Edwards Paraselene dismantled of her Cloud 419 This relation between God and his adopted ones,..is a legal choice, tho originated in Grace, of them in Christ, they being adoptedly chosen in him by the Father. a1750 A. Hill Dramatic Wks. (1760) II. 189 Hydarnes answers, that he was, not originally, but, adoptedly, of the Magi. 1840 Fraser's Mag. Jan. 35/1 Indeed, a person in your benighted state could never fully and adoptedly apply Blowcatskin. 1890 Boston Daily Advertiser 12 May (advt.) Originally French, adoptedly English and cleverly combining the virtues of both, the Char-a-banc is really a Family Break. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.a1616 |
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