keerfullyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

副詞

keerfully (comparative more keerfully, superlative most keerfully)

1. Pronunciation spelling of carefully.
   • 1875, Bret Harte, “Brown of Calaveras”, in The Tales of the Argonauts‎^[1]:

     "Look keerfully arter that baggage, Kernel," said the expressman, with affected concern, as he looked after Colonel Starbottle, gloomily bringing up the rear of the triumphant procession to the waiting-room. Mr. Hamlin did not stay for dinner.

   • 1863, Various, The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863‎^[2]:

     'The loryer yere, hes spread hisself on Mulock's motive fur doin' this thing; 'sistin' thet fur seventeen yar he's ben a nussin' suthin--nussin' it as keerfully as a mother nusses her chil'ren.