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Etymology
Etymology tree English idyllic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English idyllically From idyllic + -ally.
Meanings
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In an idyllic manner.
The idea that children's literature should be light, carefree, and idyllically emptyheaded is a fairly recent one, a response to the early instructional primers, and Goody-Two Shoes moralizing of the late Victorians.
1974 February 2, Michael Bronski, “If You Believe in Fairies...”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more idyllically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most idyllically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
ru идилли́чески (in an idyllic manner) · el ονειρεμένα (in an idyllic manner) · it idillicamente (in an idyllic manner)