Middle English Dictionary Entry
cūriǒuslī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | cūriǒuslī adv. Also coriousli, cureslich. |
| Etymology | From cūriǒus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Carefully; (b) skillfully, cleverly; (c) exquisitely, splendidly, excellently; (d) out of sheer curiosity, idly.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Eccl.9.1 : Alle these thingus I tretede in myn herte, that I vndirstonde curyously [L ut curiose intelligerem].
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)43/28 : The whiche sepultures the Sarazines kepen full curyously & han the place in gret reuerence.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)30.332 : Ful Coriously his wittes thanne Cast he.
b
- a1450(c1405) Purvey Determ.(Trin-C B.14.50)177/238 : To kitte oute þe tunges of hem þat can not speke þus curiosly.
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)141.185 (v.2:p.400) : Gerardus .. in his omelyis explityth this same processis by mannye diuers and coriously endytyd circumstauncys, the whiche for yt ys diffuhs and prolix I passe ouyr at this tyme.
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)142.38 (v.2:p.406) : Barnard .. coriously .. explytid this lessoun of Luc: 'Missus est...'
- a1475 VPhilibert (Brog 2.1)p.20 : Art thou my soule, that hast me reyprevyte With scharpe reysone curiusly made and wroȝt.
- c1475(c1445) Pecock Donet (Bod 916)116/30 : I can not wite whi þese techers which writen and techen so curiosely of þese vij ȝiftis ben movid þerto bi eny euidence saue bi þis.
- a1500 Who carpys (Trin-C O.9.38)p.28 : Sche can excuse here curyously, And seyth, 'wene ye that y love hym? nay, let be!'
c
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)176/27 : Þise leuedis þet zuo curiouseliche agrayþeþ hire heaueden mid preciouse agrayþinges uor klene ydele blisse.
- c1390 Hilton ML (Vrn)272 : Hit is a vilenye to a mon for to be curiousli arrayed vpon his hed wiþ perre..& al his bodi be naked.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fkl.(Manly-Rickert)F.909 : Craft of mannes hond so curiously Arrayed hadde this gardyn trewely.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.612 : Gret ymages, Wrouȝt out of ston..Ful coriously.
- a1425(?c1375) NHom.(3) Leg.(Hrl 4196)128/38 : Þat same kirk gert scho make Coriosly.
- ?a1425(a1400) Brut-1377 (Corp-C 174)297/7 : Þe wemmen more myseli ȝet pasted þe men in array, and cureslicher.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)155/21 : Vp on an high stage, wrought full curyously.
- c1440 PLAlex.(Thrn)15/25 : Ane ymage of a kyng..curiousely coruen.
- c1450 Jacob's W.(Sal 103)144/23 : In rehersyng..how manye dyuerse metys þei etyn, how coryously it were dyȝt.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)282/95 : I did full propurly..I did full curiously..hym for to hyng.
- c1525 Rule & T.St.Francis(2) (Fst D.4)576 : The brethern may haue mantellis of vyle and course clothe, not curiusly made or pynched aboute the necke.
d
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))2 Thes.3.11 : To wandre in quyet..no thing worchinge, but doynge curiously [L curiose].
- c1400 Bible SNT(1) (Selw 108 L.1)2 Thes.3.11 : Worchynge no þing, bote doynge soryouslyche hure þinges.
- c1400 Bible SNT(1) (Selw 108 L.1)1 Tim.5.13 : Spekynge curyouslyche þinges þat it byhofeþ noȝt for-to speken.
- c1450(?c1425) St.Mary Oign.(Dc 114)162/22 : Goo, þou spirite..for not curiusly, but for-cause of necessite, summe body abyde the.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500 StJ-C.B.15 Artist.Recipes (StJ-C B.15) 215/12 : Tak juse of garlek, and with a pensel drawe upon þi colour what þu wylt as coryously as þu canst, and thanne tak and ley gold þerupon.
Note: Clarke gloss = 'carefully, skillfully'. Additional quot., ?prob. sense (a).
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1440 Chaucer CT.ML.(LdMisc 600)B.185 : Keriously, vr. curiously [Heng: Thise Marchauntz han hym told of dame Custaunce So greet noblesse in ernest ceriously That this Sowdan hath…greet plesaunce.]
Note: New form.
Note: New sense?
Note: Form may be a conflation of MED cūriǒuslī & sē̆riǒuslī adv.--per REL
Note: Gloss: in detail, minutely, carefully.--per MLL
Note: The list of variant spellings in the form section may be incomplete and / or may need revision to accord with standards of later volumes of the MED.--per MLL