Antonyms for trimly
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : trim |
| Phonetic Transcription : trɪm |
Definition of trimly
Origin :- probably from Old English trymman "strengthen, make ready," from trum "strong, stable," from Proto-Germanic *trumaz; said to be cognate with Sanskrit drumah "tree," Greek drymos "copse, thicket," drys "tree, oak," and Old English treow (see tree). Examples in Middle English are wanting.
- Original sense is preserved in nautical phrase in fighting trim (see trim (n.)). Meaning "make neat by cutting" is first recorded 1520s; that of "decorate, adorn" is from 1540s. Sense of "reduce" is attested from 1966. The adjective sense of "in good condition, neat, fit" is attested from c.1500, probably ultimately from Old English adjective trum.
- As in gracefully : adv lithely
- The edges of the turf were trimly clipped, and there was not a weed to be seen.
- Extract from : « White Lilac; or the Queen of the May » by Amy Walton
- His clothing was dark, and the belted coat fitted him trimly.
- Extract from : « On the Edge of the Arctic » by Harry Lincoln Sayler
- He was trimly built, trimly dressed, and graceful as an agile quarter-back.
- Extract from : « Flappers and Philosophers » by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- She dressed quickly but trimly, as usual, and raised the windows of the parlor.
- Extract from : « Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil » by Alice B. Emerson
- His clothes, trimly cut in the latest style, were new and spotless.
- Extract from : « Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 » by Various
- Her wimple is trimly plaited, and how fashionable is her cloak!
- Extract from : « Old and New London » by Walter Thornbury
- It does so very busily and trimly, looks in again a little while, and so departs.
- Extract from : « Bleak House » by Charles Dickens
- It does so very busily and trimly; looks in again a little while, and so departs.
- Extract from : « Ten Boys from Dickens » by Kate Dickinson Sweetser
- His eyes played over the trimly gowned figure of the woman who questioned the steward, but did not really see her.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
- Roque was trimly set up as an aviation lieutenant, and it was really wonderful how easily he merged into each part he assumed.
- Extract from : « Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Germany » by Horace Porter
Synonyms for trimly
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