单词 | adorningly |
释义 | adorninglyadv. So as to adorn; as ornamentation; decoratively. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adverb] > ornamentally or ornately ornatelya1500 ornamentally1700 adorningly1845 decoratively1882 fancily1958 1845 W. Bolles Explanatory & Phonographic Pronouncing Dict. Eng. Lang. Adorningly, ornamentally. 1871 T. Steele tr. A. Mohoṭṭāla Kusa Jātakaya x. 165 Her younger sisters she, With all the ladies of her train, a joyous sight to see, Took straightway forth, and soft attire adorningly put on. 1921 L. Lewisohn tr. J. Wassermann World's Illusion II. 229 Life clung to her as pliantly and adorningly as a charming frock. 2010 K. M. George Picturing Islam iii. 63 The work comports visually and adorningly with the Qur'anic verse featured on its surface. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1845 |
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