curiosement (s.xiii2/4)
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curiosement (s.xiii2/4)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1564b curiosus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,267c curiosement; TL: ∅; DEAF:  curios (curiosement); DMF:  curieusement; TLF:  curieusement; OED:  curiously adv.; MED:  curiousli adv.; DMLBS: 539a curiose ]
curiousement,  curiusement  

adv.

1carefully, diligently: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  a ceo fere metez vostre poer curiousement  158.5
( MS: s.xiv2 )  Jeo ai traité totes cestes choses en moun quer qe jeo entendisse curiousement  198rb
♦exactly, precisely: 
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  voillaunt savoir plus curiousement par quel enchaisoun il fust acusee  (A) 373c
♦keenly, passionately: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  lez oier deviser trop curiousement  48
2skilfully: 
( 1397 )  un front d’or de Cipre embroudez ové .x. large ymages curiousement  295
3inquisitively: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Asquanz mult curiusement Mettent tut lur entendement D’enquere e saver altri vie E lur trespas e lur folie  124ra33
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