groundedadj.¹

/ˈɡraʊndɪd/

Etymology: < ground v. or ground n. + -ed suffix¹ or -ed suffix².

a. Deeply or strongly founded; firmly fixed or established; resting upon a good basis. Chiefly figurative of immaterial things.

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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [adjective] > supported by evidence > firmly

ygroundedc1369

well-recordeda1393

substantialc1449

grounded1548

solid1615

well-attested1652

well-authenticated1761

1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Ei^v It is a grounded proufe of falshode.

1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. Pref. sig. A iij A stable and grounded wysedome.

1605 London Prodigall v. i To shake my grounded resolution.

1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 54 Solide and grounded courses to keep them [sc. dangers] aloofe.

1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie Pref. sig. B3 So..have I fortified this building with grounded Pillars.

1783 E. Burke Rep. Affairs India in Wks. (1842) II. 9 A grounded apprehension of the ill effect..of all strong marks of influence and favour.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria I. x. 203 A grounded knowledge of the German language and literature.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 5 The temperament which mistakes..violent phrase for grounded conviction.

b. with adverbs; esp. ill-grounded. Cf. well-grounded adj.

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1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. iv. sig. D2^v Friendship..Without regard of good, dyes like ill grounded seeds.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 92 The King caused a..large and deepe grounded Causey be built.

1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. xx. 160 A good and well grounded knowledge of the tongues.

1662 B. Gerbier Brief Disc. Princ. Building 14 Leaving to their Posterity to prop and redresse their ill grounded Buildings.

1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 214 Had our Counsels been..ready and well grounded.

1777 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip II II. xiii. 443 A well grounded apprehension.

†2. Of persons: Thoroughly instructed or proficient in some study; also, deeply imbued with certain principles. Obsolete.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective] > very learned

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deepc1175

profoundc1300

well-lettereda1387

well-groundeda1438

sad1523

well-knowledged1595

solid1600

well-tutored1600

accomplished1603

grounded1613

deep-read1639

scientissimous1650

1613 T. Jackson Eternall Truth Script. i. 315 Questions..which would require a grounded scholers serious paines & long search.

1619 R. Harris Drunkards Cup 26 A very iudicious Diuine, and grounded Text-man.

1666 E. Mountagu in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 8 If the young Lord was a strict and a grounded Papist there was some danger my Lady Dorothy might bee perverted.

1807 A. Seward in Athenæum 2 Mar. (1895) 282/1 Mr. Day, who was a grounded Greek scholar.

3. Of lace: Having the intervals of the pattern filled in with plain stitches. ? Obsolete.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > lace > other

needle-painted?1609

loop-laced1691

grounded1695

looped1698

blonde1816

cardinal lace1842

Richelieu1878

1695 London Gaz. No. 3101/4 A grounded Lace Nightrail.

1720 London Gaz. No. 5881/3 A fine Valencia grounded laced Suit of Night Clothes.

1740 Countess of Hertford Lett. I. lii. 226 Four fine laced Brussels heads—two looped and two grounded.

4. Having a ground of a specified colour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > having background colour

grounded1761

1761 Public Advertiser 1 Jan. Dressed in a yellow grounded velvet.

1765 Treat. Domest. Pigeons 57 You may breed twenty light grounded ones for one deep ground.

1813 Examiner 12 Apr. 239/1 A red grounded frock..was..found.

1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys 236 A simple white-grounded lawn.

5. Having the ground applied or prepared.

ΚΠ

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 921 Spreading the piece [of wall-paper] upon the table with the grounded side uppermost.

a. Placed on, or brought into contact with, the ground.

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the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [adjective] > placed on or in contact with a surface > on the ground

grounded1785

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 308 To pitch the ball into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dext'rous pat.

b. Forced aground, stranded.

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the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > forced to ground

grounded1863

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. v. 542 Stones in..the under surface of a grounded [ice]berg.

1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 230 As the grounded floebergs are forced up the shelving sea-bottoms [etc.].

7. Electrically connected with the ground, either directly or through another conductor; earthed. Chiefly U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > transmission of electricity, conduction > conduction to earth > [adjective]

earthed1888

grounded1889

1889 Daily News 8 Nov. 5/8 An alternating current..from a partially grounded wire.

1913 Wireless World 1 99/2 Grounded conductors, such as gas, steam, and water pipes.

1938 L. F. Blume Transformer Engin. vii. 198 Grounded neutral power systems generally connect to ground through the neutral of a step-up delta-Y bank, located at the generating station.

1949 Electronics Aug. 120/2 The grounded-emitter arrangement [of a transistor circuit]..is analogous to a grounded-cathode tube circuit.

1971 Sci. Amer. Aug. 107/1 The charging current is measured with a microammeter in series with the grounded side of the coil.

8. Of an aeroplane, pilot, etc.: unable, or not allowed, to fly. Also transferred of sportsmen, etc., suspended, disqualified.

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society > travel > air or space travel > regulation and control of flying > [adjective] > prohibited from flying

grounded1939

society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [adjective] > suspended or disqualified

grounded1939

1939 in Amer. Speech (1955) 30 286 When a jockey is suspended or disqualified, he is said to be ‘grounded’.

1942 T. Rattigan Flare Path ii. ii. 140 And on my confidential report they'd put—grounded. Lack of moral fibre.

1942 Amer. Speech 17 103/2 Grounded, license revoked [of a truck-driver].

1954 in Amer. Speech (1955) 30 286 ‘We're all grounded.’ It took only another question or two to discover that for these youths ‘grounded’ meant not having the use of the family car.

1967 Sunday Times 10 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 45/4 Grounded, stranded for lack of petrol. Borrowed from the R.A.F.

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Originally U.S. Of a child: confined to his or her home outside school hours as a punishment.

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1950 H. G. Felsen Hot Rod vi. 95 It didn't matter about his being grounded.

1985 New Yorker 6 May 47/3 Can I go out? Am I still grounded?

1995 J. Miller Voxpop i. 13 I can't go out any more. I'm grounded, since I came in at 5 o'clock in the morning.

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Of a person: having his or her feet on the ground; realistic, sensible, well-balanced.

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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [adjective] > characterized by sense

sensiblec1598

philosophical1638

salted1647

philosophic1700

common sense1797

no-nonsense1853

realistic1869

grounded1976

1976 A. Ginsberg in New Age Jrnl. Apr. 25/3 Trungpa's position is that ‘psychedelics’ are too trippy, whereas people need to be grounded; everything is uncertain enough as it is.

1987 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 25 Oct. Henry's heralded dismissal of Lee Iacocca from Ford stands as the triumph of a grounded, centered man who knew his talents and limitations.

1990 New Age Sept.–Oct. 112/2 I would say..that the best tuning comes from a grounded man, but it's still better to have an ungrounded father than nothing at all.

1995 Vogue Dec. 139/1 As a model, I see myself as a product... It helps me stay grounded.

2001 Observer 26 Aug. (Life Suppl.) 40/2 These should include a subtle increase in feelings of being grounded and level-headed, not being thrown off balance by events around you.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	grounded
释义	groundedadj.¹ /ˈɡraʊndɪd/ Etymology: < ground v. or ground n. + -ed suffix¹ or -ed suffix². 1. a. Deeply or strongly founded; firmly fixed or established; resting upon a good basis. Chiefly figurative of immaterial things. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [adjective] > supported by evidence > firmly ygroundedc1369 well-recordeda1393 substantialc1449 grounded1548 solid1615 well-attested1652 well-authenticated1761 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Ei^v It is a grounded proufe of falshode. 1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. Pref. sig. A iij A stable and grounded wysedome. 1605 London Prodigall v. i To shake my grounded resolution. 1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 54 Solide and grounded courses to keep them [sc. dangers] aloofe. 1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie Pref. sig. B3 So..have I fortified this building with grounded Pillars. 1783 E. Burke Rep. Affairs India in Wks. (1842) II. 9 A grounded apprehension of the ill effect..of all strong marks of influence and favour. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria I. x. 203 A grounded knowledge of the German language and literature. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 5 The temperament which mistakes..violent phrase for grounded conviction. b. with adverbs; esp. ill-grounded. Cf. well-grounded adj. ΚΠ 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. iv. sig. D2^v Friendship..Without regard of good, dyes like ill grounded seeds. View more context for this quotation 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 92 The King caused a..large and deepe grounded Causey be built. 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. xx. 160 A good and well grounded knowledge of the tongues. 1662 B. Gerbier Brief Disc. Princ. Building 14 Leaving to their Posterity to prop and redresse their ill grounded Buildings. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 214 Had our Counsels been..ready and well grounded. 1777 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip II II. xiii. 443 A well grounded apprehension. †2. Of persons: Thoroughly instructed or proficient in some study; also, deeply imbued with certain principles. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective] > very learned ripeOE deepc1175 profoundc1300 well-lettereda1387 well-groundeda1438 sad1523 well-knowledged1595 solid1600 well-tutored1600 accomplished1603 grounded1613 deep-read1639 scientissimous1650 1613 T. Jackson Eternall Truth Script. i. 315 Questions..which would require a grounded scholers serious paines & long search. 1619 R. Harris Drunkards Cup 26 A very iudicious Diuine, and grounded Text-man. 1666 E. Mountagu in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 8 If the young Lord was a strict and a grounded Papist there was some danger my Lady Dorothy might bee perverted. 1807 A. Seward in Athenæum 2 Mar. (1895) 282/1 Mr. Day, who was a grounded Greek scholar. 3. Of lace: Having the intervals of the pattern filled in with plain stitches. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > lace > other needle-painted?1609 loop-laced1691 grounded1695 looped1698 blonde1816 cardinal lace1842 Richelieu1878 1695 London Gaz. No. 3101/4 A grounded Lace Nightrail. 1720 London Gaz. No. 5881/3 A fine Valencia grounded laced Suit of Night Clothes. 1740 Countess of Hertford Lett. I. lii. 226 Four fine laced Brussels heads—two looped and two grounded. 4. Having a ground of a specified colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > having background colour grounded1761 1761 Public Advertiser 1 Jan. Dressed in a yellow grounded velvet. 1765 Treat. Domest. Pigeons 57 You may breed twenty light grounded ones for one deep ground. 1813 Examiner 12 Apr. 239/1 A red grounded frock..was..found. 1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys 236 A simple white-grounded lawn. 5. Having the ground applied or prepared. ΚΠ 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 921 Spreading the piece [of wall-paper] upon the table with the grounded side uppermost. 6. a. Placed on, or brought into contact with, the ground. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [adjective] > placed on or in contact with a surface > on the ground grounded1785 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 308 To pitch the ball into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dext'rous pat. View more context for this quotation b. Forced aground, stranded. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > forced to ground grounded1863 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. v. 542 Stones in..the under surface of a grounded [ice]berg. 1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 230 As the grounded floebergs are forced up the shelving sea-bottoms [etc.]. 7. Electrically connected with the ground, either directly or through another conductor; earthed. Chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > transmission of electricity, conduction > conduction to earth > [adjective] earthed1888 grounded1889 1889 Daily News 8 Nov. 5/8 An alternating current..from a partially grounded wire. 1913 Wireless World 1 99/2 Grounded conductors, such as gas, steam, and water pipes. 1938 L. F. Blume Transformer Engin. vii. 198 Grounded neutral power systems generally connect to ground through the neutral of a step-up delta-Y bank, located at the generating station. 1949 Electronics Aug. 120/2 The grounded-emitter arrangement [of a transistor circuit]..is analogous to a grounded-cathode tube circuit. 1971 Sci. Amer. Aug. 107/1 The charging current is measured with a microammeter in series with the grounded side of the coil. 8. Of an aeroplane, pilot, etc.: unable, or not allowed, to fly. Also transferred of sportsmen, etc., suspended, disqualified. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > regulation and control of flying > [adjective] > prohibited from flying grounded1939 society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [adjective] > suspended or disqualified grounded1939 1939 in Amer. Speech (1955) 30 286 When a jockey is suspended or disqualified, he is said to be ‘grounded’. 1942 T. Rattigan Flare Path ii. ii. 140 And on my confidential report they'd put—grounded. Lack of moral fibre. 1942 Amer. Speech 17 103/2 Grounded, license revoked [of a truck-driver]. 1954 in Amer. Speech (1955) 30 286 ‘We're all grounded.’ It took only another question or two to discover that for these youths ‘grounded’ meant not having the use of the family car. 1967 Sunday Times 10 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 45/4 Grounded, stranded for lack of petrol. Borrowed from the R.A.F. Draft additions June 2003 Originally U.S. Of a child: confined to his or her home outside school hours as a punishment. ΚΠ 1950 H. G. Felsen Hot Rod vi. 95 It didn't matter about his being grounded. 1985 New Yorker 6 May 47/3 Can I go out? Am I still grounded? 1995 J. Miller Voxpop i. 13 I can't go out any more. I'm grounded, since I came in at 5 o'clock in the morning. Draft additions June 2003 Of a person: having his or her feet on the ground; realistic, sensible, well-balanced. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [adjective] > characterized by sense sensiblec1598 philosophical1638 salted1647 philosophic1700 common sense1797 no-nonsense1853 realistic1869 grounded1976 1976 A. Ginsberg in New Age Jrnl. Apr. 25/3 Trungpa's position is that ‘psychedelics’ are too trippy, whereas people need to be grounded; everything is uncertain enough as it is. 1987 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 25 Oct. Henry's heralded dismissal of Lee Iacocca from Ford stands as the triumph of a grounded, centered man who knew his talents and limitations. 1990 New Age Sept.–Oct. 112/2 I would say..that the best tuning comes from a grounded man, but it's still better to have an ungrounded father than nothing at all. 1995 Vogue Dec. 139/1 As a model, I see myself as a product... It helps me stay grounded. 2001 Observer 26 Aug. (Life Suppl.) 40/2 These should include a subtle increase in feelings of being grounded and level-headed, not being thrown off balance by events around you. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † groundedadj.² Etymology: Variant of grounden adj. Obsolete. = grounden adj., ground n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adjective] > sharpened sharped1340 groundena1400 whetted1563 grounded1566 well-sharpened1567 sharpened1594 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > other types of glass blownc1425 Bohemian1682 grounded1698 soft1758 unsilvered1772 navelledc1817 drawn-out1822 muffled1847 ambitty1856 muffed1868 roughcast1868 Sandwich1881 fumé1883 hand-blown1885 peach-blow1886 opaque1907 mould-blown1925 offhand1941 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. A^v The maces keene, the grounded sworde, The Tucke, the targe, the sheilde. 1698 A. van Leeuwenhoek in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 171 Two or more grounded Glasses. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹1548adj.²1566
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