单词 | well-judged |
释义 | well-judgedadj.adv. A. adj. Showing or characterized by sound judgement, judicious; skilfully estimated, correctly calculated. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective] > showing sound judgement stablec1290 ripec1405 judging1546 sound1577 judiciala1586 judicious1598 judgmatical1709 well-judged1717 judgmatic1787 veracious1851 1717 Censor (ed. 2) I. Ded. sig. A5 What well-judged Liberality without Affectation, what Publick-Spiritedness without Prejudice. 1769 W. Anderson Hist. France II. v. ii. 158 The viscounts..followed him thither, and by a well judged attack forced Richlieu, who commanded in the town, to capitulate. 1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India II. vi. iii. 59 His next measure..was perfectly rational and well-judged. 1895 Daily News 7 Sept. 7/3 Stoddart being out to a well-judged catch at long-on. 1927 Boys' Life Sept. 13/2 The key clicked rapidly, and in smooth, well-judged Morse, as the bandit operator sent the words, ‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’. 1974 H. M. Richmond Christian Revolutionary vi. 189 A whole Establishment or even a military campaign may be shattered by well-judged local action by an isolated individual. 2004 Independent 18 Feb. i. 5/2 Victoria Hamilton plays Catharine with a well-judged mixture of vulnerability and feistiness. Judiciously, wisely. Obsolete. rare. N.E.D. (1926) regarded quot. 1768 as the only example of an adverb well-judgedly, based on the reading of an 1889 edition of the text. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > prudence, discretion > [adverb] prudentlya1382 advisedlyc1400 cannily1581 advisably1606 well-judged1768 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adverb] > with sound judgement ripely1425 judiciously1593 soundly1593 judicially1600 well-judged1768 1768 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1988) I. 19 Never was parent so properly, so well-Judged affectionate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1717 |
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