piously en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpaɪəsli/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewH- Proto-Italic *pīosder. Latin piusbor. English pious Middle English -ly English -ly English piously From pious + -ly.
Meanings
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in a pious manner
...Balgruntie was bent on makin' the attempt, especially after he heard that the castle was well vittled, an' indeed he was meritoriously joined by his men, who piously licked their lips on hearin' of such glad tidin's.
1860, William Carleton, Tales & Stories of the Irish Peasantry:The king seals his faith in Cranmer with what is piously not quite an oath (a more Henrician than Protestant one): 'God's blest mother, | I swear he is true-hearted' (154–5).
2016, John Kerrigan, Shakespeare's Binding Language, page 412:it is a marvel that any man, virtuously and piously disposed, should be so partially and zealously affected in a cause that has neither truth nor any honest usefulness in it.
1688, Henry More, Divine Dialogues:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more piously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most piously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (16)
fi hurskaasti (in a pious manner) · ka ღვთისმოსავად (in a pious manner) · sa सत्कृत्य (in a pious manner) · eo pie (in a pious manner) · fr pieusement (in a pious manner) · la sacrātē (in a pious manner) · es piadosamente (in a pious manner) · pt piamente (in a pious manner) · nrf pieusement (in a pious manner) · enm gostly (in a pious manner) · sh на́божно (in a pious manner) · it piamente (in a pious manner) · el ευλαβικώς (in a pious manner) · sh nábožno (in a pious manner) · tr dindarca (in a pious manner) · ru на́божно (in a pious manner)