WISTLY

Meaning of WISTLY in English

adverb

Etymology: probably from whist (I) + -ly

obsolete : intently , wistfully

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

WISTLY — (adv.) Attentively; observingly.
Английский словарь Webster
WISTLY — ( adv. ) Attentively; observingly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WISTLY — adv attentively; observingly.
Webster English vocab
WISTFUL — adjective Etymology: blend of wishful and obsolete English wistly intently Date: 1714 full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WISHLY — adverb Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by wish ) (I) of wistly archaic : intently , wishfully
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WISTFUL — adjective Etymology: blend of wishful and obsolete English wistly intently Date: 1714 1. : full of yearning or desire tinged …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WISTFUL — ■ adjective having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness noun Origin C17: appar. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WISTFUL — [wist.ful] adj [blend of wishful and obs. E wistly intently] (1714) 1: full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WISTFUL — / ˈwɪstfl; NAmE / adjective thinking sadly about sth that you would like to have, especially sth in the past …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WISTFUL — wist ‧ ful /ˈwɪstf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: wistly 'with close attention' (15-18 centuries) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WISTFUL — adj. (of a person, looks, etc.) yearningly or mournfully expectant or wishful. øøwistfully adv. wistfulness n. [app. assim. of obs. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WISTFUL — adj. (of a person, looks, etc.) yearningly or mournfully expectant or wishful. wistfully adv. wistfulness n. [ app. assim. of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WISTFUL — adj. (of a person, looks, etc.) yearningly or mournfully expectant or wishful. Derivatives: wistfully adv. wistfulness n. Etymology: app. assim. …
Oxford English vocab

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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