drudgingly en · ADV
Etymology
From drudging + -ly.
Meanings
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In a drudging manner
[…] It is not ſo decorous in reſpect of God, that he ſhould αὐτουργεῖν ἅπαντα [autourgeîn hápanta], ſet his ovvn hand as it vvere to every vvork, and immediately do all the meaneſt and triflingſt things himſelf drudgingly, vvithout making uſe of any inferior or ſubordinate Miniſters.
1691, John Ray, “The Cartesian Hypothesis Considered and Censured”, in The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC, page 39:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more drudgingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most drudgingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |