单词 | well-adapted |
释义 | well-adaptedadj. Very suitable or fitting; skilfully adjusted or modified. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > very or well suited well-iquemeOE well-according1444 accorded1445 applicate1534 well-accorded1567 well-fitted1581 over-fit1646 well-adapted1684 adaptive1734 well-tailored1888 1684 Pair of Spectacles for Mr. Observer 4/1 Lord! what sport might a man make with this high-flown and well-adapted Rhetorick, were not the Orator too contemptible to be laugh'd at. 1713 R. Steele in Guardian 25 May 2/2 I am charmed with his artificial Expressions in well adapted Similes. 1767 B. Gooch Pract. Treat. Wounds I. 165 A plaster compress..with the well adapted nodose bandage. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. 164 Her gown was a drab silk..of a cut well-adapted for the display of her fine shape. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. iii. 135 With a rude eloquence, well-adapted to the comprehension of his hearers. 1925 R. S. Lull Ways of Life vi. 150 If one may judge from the profusion of small quadrupedal trails in the Connecticut Valley rocks,..there were other well-adapted terrestrial creatures. 1979 A. S. Byatt Charles Rycroft in Passions of Mind (1993) xx. 288 The secondary process is conscious thought governed by reason, respect for grammar and logic, part of the formation of a healthy, well-adapted personality. 2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 143/3 Despite its large size and heavy coat, the Newfoundland is able to swim exceptionally well because of the breed's particularly well-adapted webbed feet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1684 |
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