单词 | well-circumstanced |
释义 | well-circumstancedadj. In good circumstances, well off. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off wellc1405 sufficient1436 full?1483 suffisant1484 beina1525 warmc1571 well-breeched1571 meaned1605 well-meaned1605 well-lined1611 substanced?1614 well-circumstanced1643 forehanded1658 uppish1678 easy1701 brownstone1780 forehand1784 solid1788 well-to-do1794 snug1801 strong farmer1802 well-fixed1822 unindigent1830 well off1842 fixed1844 comfortably offc1850 heeled1871 well-heeled1871 well in1888 independent1893 1643 B. Ryves Mercurius Rusticus 27 May 9 Mr Laud..knowing them to be Colchester men, repayred thither to the Major for Justice, and by chance found him well circumstanced for an action of that Nature, both in respect of place and company. 1675 E. Polhill Precious Faith Considered ix. 270 Take sin not as meer sin, but in the dress of some apparent good; let it be..a well-circumstanced Sin. 1790 Topographer Jan. 15 Chilcote is a valuable, and well circumstanced estate. 1861 M. Arnold Pop. Educ. France 99 Parents, even the well-circumstanced, receive gladly..this boon of free education for their children. 1934 Boys' Life Sept. 20/1 Such people..may be, from an economic point of view, not as well circumstanced as others. 1982 Amer. Q. 34 111 Single gentlewomen, well-circumstanced elderly couples, and especially ‘hopeful young merchants’..he targeted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1643 |
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