well-disputedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛldᵻˈspjuːtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛldəˈspjudəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., dispute v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < well adv. + dispute v. + -ed suffix¹.

Properly or closely contested; fiercely or strenuously fought over. Also: subject to much dispute.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > that is the subject of contention > strongly contested

stiffc1250

hard-fought1633

well-disputed1654

pull devil, pull baker (also parson, tailor, etc.)1778

ding-dong1795

1654 R. Loveday tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Hymen's Præludia: 2nd Pt. iii. 136 A well disputed Combat [Fr. Vn combat assez bien disputé].

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 460 Amid the Main, two mighty Fleets engage Their Brazen Beaks;..Actium surveys the well disputed Prize.

1710 W. Congreve tr. Homer Hymn to Venus in Wks. III. 1110 The Martial Maid..O'er War presides, and well-disputed Fights.

1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 223 This well-disputed game.

1806 Monthly Mag. & Brit. Reg. 1 Jan. 573/1 Brilliant and successful operations in that well-disputed country.

1881 R. L. Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque iii. 60 You cannot help some emotion when you read of well-disputed battles.

1912 ‘Saki’ Unbearable Bassington xii. 222 Mother and son faced themselves again as antagonists on a well-disputed field.

2004 K. B. Kidd Making Amer. Boys v. 151 The well-known but also well-disputed case of the wolf-girls of Midnapore.

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

单词	well-disputed
释义	well-disputedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛldᵻˈspjuːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛldəˈspjudəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., dispute v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < well adv. + dispute v. + -ed suffix¹. Properly or closely contested; fiercely or strenuously fought over. Also: subject to much dispute. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > that is the subject of contention > strongly contested stiffc1250 hard-fought1633 well-disputed1654 pull devil, pull baker (also parson, tailor, etc.)1778 ding-dong1795 1654 R. Loveday tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Hymen's Præludia: 2nd Pt. iii. 136 A well disputed Combat [Fr. Vn combat assez bien disputé]. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 460 Amid the Main, two mighty Fleets engage Their Brazen Beaks;..Actium surveys the well disputed Prize. 1710 W. Congreve tr. Homer Hymn to Venus in Wks. III. 1110 The Martial Maid..O'er War presides, and well-disputed Fights. 1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 223 This well-disputed game. 1806 Monthly Mag. & Brit. Reg. 1 Jan. 573/1 Brilliant and successful operations in that well-disputed country. 1881 R. L. Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque iii. 60 You cannot help some emotion when you read of well-disputed battles. 1912 ‘Saki’ Unbearable Bassington xii. 222 Mother and son faced themselves again as antagonists on a well-disputed field. 2004 K. B. Kidd Making Amer. Boys v. 151 The well-known but also well-disputed case of the wolf-girls of Midnapore. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1654
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