well-jointedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈdʒɔɪntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈdʒɔɪn(t)ᵻd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + jointed adj.

1. That has strong, skilfully made, or closely fitting joints; spec. (of a person or animal) strong-limbed, robust. Also: that fits together well (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > robust

strongeOE

hardOE

stalworthc1175

starka1250

stiff1297

steel to the (very) backa1300

stalworthyc1300

wightc1300

stable13..

valiant1303

stithc1325

toughc1330

wrast1338

stoura1350

sadc1384

wighty14..

derfc1440

substantialc1460

well-jointed1483

felon1487

robust1490

stalwart1508

stoutya1529

robustous?1531

rankc1540

hardy1548

robustious1548

stout1576

rustical1583

rustic1620

iron1638

robustic1652

swankinga1704

strapping1707

rugged1731

solid1741

vaudy1793

flaithulach1829

ironbark1833

swankie1838

tough as (old) boots or leather1843

skookum1847

hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862

hard-assed1954

nails1974

1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) iv. xxxii. f. lxxxj They ben wel ioynted, and myghtely boned.

1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie iii. 8 Those whiche are well ioynted and dewclawed are best to make bloudhoundes.

1649 H. B. Crafts-mens Craft 11 A desire of peace, and strengthning the Nation by a good and well joynted union.

1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida ii. i. 97 They disunite, Their nere wel-joynted Forces.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Artuose, strong made, well jointed or limbed.

1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse i. iii. 23 These courses were as well jointed as the workmen of the country could do it.

1825 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 147/2 In poetical display of incident and characteristic features, in..well-jointed concatenation of narrative, we know of no rival, ancient or modern, to the Laureat.

1874 J. M. Fothergill Maintenance of Health xi. 282 The rain should be collected into sufficient and well-jointed spouting.

1929 Pop. Mech. Aug. 338/2 We should be able to finish a ripping cut through a 4-ft. length of ordinary pine stock at the count of fifteen, perhaps less with a newly sharpened and well-jointed saw blade.

1977 London Mag. Feb. 108/1 The well-jointed story is ultimately distinguished for its neat, dry style.

2006 A. Pérez-Gómez Built upon Love ii. 36 It was believed that well-jointed feet and legs and sinewy bodies were signs of power and strong character.

2. Geology. Of a rock mass: containing numerous joints (joint n.¹ 5).

ΚΠ

1886 Proc. Geologists' Assoc. 1885–6 9 50 All the harder beds are well jointed, and there is evidence of a gradual passage from the simple joint, into faults.

1950 F. Matthes & F. Fryxell Incomparable Valley vii. 134 The walls of the upper chamber are composed of prevailingly massive or sparsely jointed rocks, whereas the walls of the lower chamber are composed in large part of well-jointed rocks.

1983 Mining Mag. (Nexis) Nov. 315 The calc-silicate rocks are hard, compact, granulitic and well-jointed.

2009 A. M. Evans Ore Geol. & Industr. Minerals (ed. 3) xx. 278/2 Tectonized, faulted or well jointed rocks in which weathering can penetrate to considerable depths are particularly favourable parent rocks [for the occurrence of kaolinization].

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

单词	well-jointed
释义	well-jointedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈdʒɔɪntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈdʒɔɪn(t)ᵻd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and jointed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., jointed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + jointed adj. 1. That has strong, skilfully made, or closely fitting joints; spec. (of a person or animal) strong-limbed, robust. Also: that fits together well (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > robust strongeOE hardOE stalworthc1175 starka1250 stiff1297 steel to the (very) backa1300 stalworthyc1300 wightc1300 stable13.. valiant1303 stithc1325 toughc1330 wrast1338 stoura1350 sadc1384 wighty14.. derfc1440 substantialc1460 well-jointed1483 felon1487 robust1490 stalwart1508 stoutya1529 robustous?1531 rankc1540 hardy1548 robustious1548 stout1576 rustical1583 rustic1620 iron1638 robustic1652 swankinga1704 strapping1707 rugged1731 solid1741 vaudy1793 flaithulach1829 ironbark1833 swankie1838 tough as (old) boots or leather1843 skookum1847 hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862 hard-assed1954 nails1974 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) iv. xxxii. f. lxxxj They ben wel ioynted, and myghtely boned. 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie iii. 8 Those whiche are well ioynted and dewclawed are best to make bloudhoundes. 1649 H. B. Crafts-mens Craft 11 A desire of peace, and strengthning the Nation by a good and well joynted union. 1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida ii. i. 97 They disunite, Their nere wel-joynted Forces. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Artuose, strong made, well jointed or limbed. 1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse i. iii. 23 These courses were as well jointed as the workmen of the country could do it. 1825 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 147/2 In poetical display of incident and characteristic features, in..well-jointed concatenation of narrative, we know of no rival, ancient or modern, to the Laureat. 1874 J. M. Fothergill Maintenance of Health xi. 282 The rain should be collected into sufficient and well-jointed spouting. 1929 Pop. Mech. Aug. 338/2 We should be able to finish a ripping cut through a 4-ft. length of ordinary pine stock at the count of fifteen, perhaps less with a newly sharpened and well-jointed saw blade. 1977 London Mag. Feb. 108/1 The well-jointed story is ultimately distinguished for its neat, dry style. 2006 A. Pérez-Gómez Built upon Love ii. 36 It was believed that well-jointed feet and legs and sinewy bodies were signs of power and strong character. 2. Geology. Of a rock mass: containing numerous joints (joint n.¹ 5). ΚΠ 1886 Proc. Geologists' Assoc. 1885–6 9 50 All the harder beds are well jointed, and there is evidence of a gradual passage from the simple joint, into faults. 1950 F. Matthes & F. Fryxell Incomparable Valley vii. 134 The walls of the upper chamber are composed of prevailingly massive or sparsely jointed rocks, whereas the walls of the lower chamber are composed in large part of well-jointed rocks. 1983 Mining Mag. (Nexis) Nov. 315 The calc-silicate rocks are hard, compact, granulitic and well-jointed. 2009 A. M. Evans Ore Geol. & Industr. Minerals (ed. 3) xx. 278/2 Tectonized, faulted or well jointed rocks in which weathering can penetrate to considerable depths are particularly favourable parent rocks [for the occurrence of kaolinization]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1483
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