well-choseadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈtʃəʊz/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈtʃoʊz/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and chose adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., chose adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + chose adj. Compare earlier well-chosen adj.

Now rare.

= well-chosen adj.Later examples may show errors for well-chosen adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > apt or felicitous

exquisite?a1505

exquised1521

well-chosen1561

well-chose1595

apt1600

lucky1670

felicitous1867

1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres ii. xcvi. sig. L2 Shee that was come with a resolued hart And with a mouth full stoor'd, with words wel chose.

1682 Duke of Buckingham Ess. Poetry 139 Of well~chose words some take not care enough.

1697 T. Ball tr. Ovid De Tristibus iii. iii, in Two Bks. Elegies 88 Let well-chose Sweets be scatter'd o're my Grave.

1751 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) XIV. 188 Confirm it by a few well-chose arguments.

1787 County Mag. Sept. 325/1 Handel's work they fearless take in hand, Performance easy (with their well-chose band).

1885 Morning Post 31 Jan. 6/1 The serial stories and miscellaneous articles are, as usual, generally well chose.

2001 M. Hanson Chief Executive Officer vi. 171 The chief will be down here and blister your buns with a few well-chose words.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-chose
释义	well-choseadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈtʃəʊz/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈtʃoʊz/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and chose adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., chose adj. Etymology: < well adv. + chose adj. Compare earlier well-chosen adj. Now rare. = well-chosen adj.Later examples may show errors for well-chosen adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > apt or felicitous exquisite?a1505 exquised1521 well-chosen1561 well-chose1595 apt1600 lucky1670 felicitous1867 1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres ii. xcvi. sig. L2 Shee that was come with a resolued hart And with a mouth full stoor'd, with words wel chose. 1682 Duke of Buckingham Ess. Poetry 139 Of well~chose words some take not care enough. 1697 T. Ball tr. Ovid De Tristibus iii. iii, in Two Bks. Elegies 88 Let well-chose Sweets be scatter'd o're my Grave. 1751 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) XIV. 188 Confirm it by a few well-chose arguments. 1787 County Mag. Sept. 325/1 Handel's work they fearless take in hand, Performance easy (with their well-chose band). 1885 Morning Post 31 Jan. 6/1 The serial stories and miscellaneous articles are, as usual, generally well chose. 2001 M. Hanson Chief Executive Officer vi. 171 The chief will be down here and blister your buns with a few well-chose words. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1595
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