| 单词 |
devilly |
| 释义 |
▪ I. † ˈdevilly, devily, a. Obs.
[OE. défollíc, f. déofol devil + -líc (-ly1), contr. déoflíc, whence in ME. deoflich, later devily: rarely in ME. with second l, develly. Cf. OHG. tiufallíh, MHG. tiuvellich, ON. djöfulligr.]
= devilish.
c1000ælfric Hom. (Thorpe) I. 102 (Bosw.) Mid deofellicum wiᵹlungum. Ibid. I. 62 Underᵹeat se apostol ðas deoflican facn. c1175Lamb. Hom. 105 Þenne maᵹe we fordon swa þa deofliche ᵹitsunge. 1481Caxton Reynard (Arb.) 73 Alway to mysdo and trespace..that is euyl, and a deuely lyf [Flem. een duuelic leven]. 1483― Cato H iv b, Certaynly suche thought is wycked and deuylly. c1485Digby Myst. v. ii. heading, Entreth lucyfere in a deuely a-ray. a1628F. Greville Sidney x. (1652) 131 The devily characters of so tyrannical a deity.
▪ II. † ˈdevilly, devily, adv. Obs.
[f. as prec. + -ly2.]
Devilishly, diabolically, excessively (in a bad sense).
a1300Cursor M. 14392 (Cott.) Ful deueli [v.r. deuelly] war þai Iuus thra, Þair blisced lauerd for to sla. c1400Sowdone Bab. 265 The Dikes were so develye depe..Ouer cowde thai nother goo nor crepe. Ibid. 2193 Ther to he was devely stronge, His skynne was blake and harde. |
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