| slovo | definícia |
youthfully
(encz) | youthfully,mladistvě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Youthfully
(gcide) | Youthful \Youth"ful\, a.
1. Not yet mature or aged; young. "Two youthful knights."
--Dryden. Also used figuratively. "The youthful season of
the year." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to the early part of life; suitable to
early life; as, youthful days; youthful sports. "Warm,
youthful blood." --Shak. "Youthful thoughts." --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fresh; vigorous, as in youth.
[1913 Webster]
After millions of millions of ages . . . still
youthful and flourishing. --Bentley.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Puerile; juvenile.
Usage: Youthful, Puerile, Juvenile. Puerile is always
used in a bad sense, or at least in the sense of what
is suitable to a boy only; as, puerile objections,
puerile amusements, etc. Juvenile is sometimes taken
in a bad sense, as when speaking of youth in contrast
with manhood; as, juvenile tricks; a juvenile
performance. Youthful is commonly employed in a good
sense; as, youthful aspirations; or at least by way of
extenuating; as, youthful indiscretions. "Some men,
imagining themselves possessed with a divine fury,
often fall into toys and trifles, which are only
puerilities." --Dryden. "Raw, juvenile writers imagine
that, by pouring forth figures often, they render
their compositions warm and animated." --Blair.
[1913 Webster] -- Youth"ful*ly, adv. --
Youth"ful*ness, n.
[1913 Webster] |
youthfully
(wn) | youthfully
adv 1: in a youthful manner; "he is still youthfully
enthusiastic" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
youthfully
(encz) | youthfully,mladistvě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
youthfully
(wn) | youthfully
adv 1: in a youthful manner; "he is still youthfully
enthusiastic" |
|