deynously
Middle English
Alternative forms
- deignously, deynowsly
Etymology
From deynous + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛi̯ˈnuːsliː/, /ˈdɛi̯nusliː/
Adverb
deynously
- (Late Middle English, rare) disdainfully
- 1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Court:
- And with that worde on me she gave a glome / With browes bente and gan on me to stare / Full daynnously, and fro me she dyde fare, / Levynge me stondynge as a mased man [...].
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References
- “deinǒuslī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.