metedadj.

Brit.

/ˈmiːtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈmidᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mete v.¹, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < mete v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier meten adj., met adj.¹

Chiefly poetic.

Measured; measured out; apportioned.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > [adjective] > measured > apportioned by measure

measured1440

meted1887

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [adjective] > distributed by measure

meted1887

1735 H. Brooke Universal Beauty vi. 12 Then stay'd her Host on Afric's meted Land, And in strait Bounds a mighty Empire plann'd.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Meted, measured, reduced to a measure.

1822 J. Galt Provost xliii. 323 I hope we're both ordained to partake of many a Michaelmas dinner..; but with a meted measure of sobriety.

1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. xi. 196 In peace Telemachus dwelleth, and meted feasts doth he share.

1916 H. D. Sea Garden 13 When the roar of a dropped wave breaks into it, pour meted words of sea-hawks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meted
释义	metedadj. Brit. /ˈmiːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈmidᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mete v.¹, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < mete v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier meten adj., met adj.¹ Chiefly poetic. Measured; measured out; apportioned. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > [adjective] > measured > apportioned by measure measured1440 meted1887 the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [adjective] > distributed by measure meted1887 1735 H. Brooke Universal Beauty vi. 12 Then stay'd her Host on Afric's meted Land, And in strait Bounds a mighty Empire plann'd. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Meted, measured, reduced to a measure. 1822 J. Galt Provost xliii. 323 I hope we're both ordained to partake of many a Michaelmas dinner..; but with a meted measure of sobriety. 1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. xi. 196 In peace Telemachus dwelleth, and meted feasts doth he share. 1916 H. D. Sea Garden 13 When the roar of a dropped wave breaks into it, pour meted words of sea-hawks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1735
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