hooly

a. 谨慎的, 温和的 adv. 谨慎地

词形变化

hoolier 比较级 hooliest 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Holy.

    古体
adv.
  1. 1.

    Wholly; all the way.

    苏格兰 古体

    1840, Joanna Baillie, Hooly and Fairly, Fugitive Verses, 1851, The Dramatic and Poetical Works of Joanna Baillie, 2nd Edition, page 819, O, gin my wife wad drink hooly and fairly!

  2. 2.

    Softly; carefully.

    苏格兰 古体

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词源

From Middle English holi, from Old English hāliġ, hāleġ.

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