wistly

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In an intent manner, with close attention; intently; attentively. obsolete
    — … which makes him eye this gentlewoman a little more wistly …

词形变化

more wistly comparative most wistly superlative

词源

Possibly an alternative form of whistly, or whishtly (“quietly”). By surface analysis, whist (“silent, hushed”) + -ly.
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