well-feignedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfeɪnd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈfeɪnd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + feigned adj.

Convincingly or successfully feigned.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adjective] > adroitly

well-affected1581

well-dissembled1600

well-acted1632

well-feigned1662

1662 J. Ogilby Entertainm. Charles II 80 Who by well-feignd Wounds enrag'd, Seem more desperately engag'd, From Javelins fixed in their sides.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 492 Under shew of Love well feign'd .

1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xviii. 57 Ulysses then with art, And fears well-feign'd, disguis'd his dauntless heart.

1799 M. Chambers He deceives Himself II. x. 226 ‘Is that true,’ he exclaimed, with a well feigned surprise.

1813 W. Scott Rokeby v. 237 [He] looked with well-feigned fear around.

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 242 The Colonel expressed a well-feigned astonishment at the appearance of the table.

1895 Argosy Nov. 140/2 Pollock was sitting up, looking about him in a well feigned condition of daze.

1939 H. Grieve Sketches from Maoriland xi. 60 His well-feigned astonishment that the familiar rails of the horse-paddock were not in that particular corner.

1983 M. Tebbut Making Ends Meet ii. 43 The well-feigned surprise with which one regular pledger would..greet another when out pawning.

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

单词	well-feigned
释义	well-feignedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfeɪnd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈfeɪnd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and feigned adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., feigned adj. Etymology: < well adv. + feigned adj. Convincingly or successfully feigned. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adjective] > adroitly well-affected1581 well-dissembled1600 well-acted1632 well-feigned1662 1662 J. Ogilby Entertainm. Charles II 80 Who by well-feignd Wounds enrag'd, Seem more desperately engag'd, From Javelins fixed in their sides. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 492 Under shew of Love well feign'd . View more context for this quotation 1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xviii. 57 Ulysses then with art, And fears well-feign'd, disguis'd his dauntless heart. 1799 M. Chambers He deceives Himself II. x. 226 ‘Is that true,’ he exclaimed, with a well feigned surprise. 1813 W. Scott Rokeby v. 237 [He] looked with well-feigned fear around. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 242 The Colonel expressed a well-feigned astonishment at the appearance of the table. 1895 Argosy Nov. 140/2 Pollock was sitting up, looking about him in a well feigned condition of daze. 1939 H. Grieve Sketches from Maoriland xi. 60 His well-feigned astonishment that the familiar rails of the horse-paddock were not in that particular corner. 1983 M. Tebbut Making Ends Meet ii. 43 The well-feigned surprise with which one regular pledger would..greet another when out pawning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1662
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