well-managedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈmanɪdʒd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈmænɪdʒd/

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

Etymology: < well adv. + managed adj.

1. Carefully or skilfully controlled, conducted, or administered.In quot. 1600: (of a person) of good or skilful conduct in a particular sphere of activity.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [adjective] > relating to management or administration > managed > well

well-handled1477

well-directed1563

well-conducted1590

well-managed1600

well-run1891

1600 R. Churche tr. M. Fumée Hist. Troubles Hungarie i. 33 A man of good courage, and well managed in such affaires, & who had alwaies frequented the Kings court.

1603 T. Bell Anat. Popish Tyrannie 141 The Iesuits, and seculars are vnfit men, to enioy any toleration in a well managed common weale.

1677 J. Dryden State Innocence i. i. 5 A well-manag'd War.

1750 tr. R.-A. F. de Réaumur Art of hatching Domestick Fowls ii. 61 The effect which a well proportioned and well managed heat had produced in the eggs.

1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 800 When his vote, Well-manag'd, shall have earn'd its worthy price.

1842 W. C. Taylor Notes Tour Manufacturing Districts Lancs. viii. 137 The operatives in a well-managed country mill.

1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind iii. 17 Many well-managed children are uncomfortable if they do not repeat ‘their Catechism’ straight through on the Sunday.

1910 Postal Rec. May 101/3 An excellent orchestra and several vocal selections finished off the well-managed event.

1977 New Scientist 1 Sept. 520/1 Try adding up how much water a well-managed garden pool donates to the drains!

2008 T. Arnold & G. Tomlinson Marketing Director's Handbk. xii. 145 Working for a well-managed company with a strong and positive culture is very important.

†2. Of a horse: thoroughly trained. Cf. managed adj. 1. Obsolete (historical in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > obedient or well-trained

well-moutheda1425

freea1470

well-mettled1595

light-borne1611

well-managed1612

tender-mouthed1620

made1796

bridle-wise1811

1612 W. Shute tr. T. de Fougasses Gen. Hist. Venice i. 511 In ioy of that good news curuetting his horse not well managed [Fr. fort retif], it threw him, of which fall hee died not long after.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 534 His Courser..Well mouth'd, well manag'd.

1753 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 27 May in Lett. to Son (1774) II. 313 A man who has great knowledge, from experience.., is a being as different from, and as superior to, a man of mere book and systematical knowledge, as a well-managed horse is to an ass.

1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xiii. 175 The Baron..mounted on an active and well-managed horse.

1890 S. H. Reynolds in F. Bacon Ess. vi. 41 (note) To manage was a technical term in use in Bacon's day, and to know ‘when to stop or turn’ was the sign of a well-managed horse.

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

单词	well-managed
释义	well-managedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈmanɪdʒd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈmænɪdʒd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., managed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + managed adj. 1. Carefully or skilfully controlled, conducted, or administered.In quot. 1600: (of a person) of good or skilful conduct in a particular sphere of activity. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [adjective] > relating to management or administration > managed > well well-handled1477 well-directed1563 well-conducted1590 well-managed1600 well-run1891 1600 R. Churche tr. M. Fumée Hist. Troubles Hungarie i. 33 A man of good courage, and well managed in such affaires, & who had alwaies frequented the Kings court. 1603 T. Bell Anat. Popish Tyrannie 141 The Iesuits, and seculars are vnfit men, to enioy any toleration in a well managed common weale. 1677 J. Dryden State Innocence i. i. 5 A well-manag'd War. 1750 tr. R.-A. F. de Réaumur Art of hatching Domestick Fowls ii. 61 The effect which a well proportioned and well managed heat had produced in the eggs. 1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 800 When his vote, Well-manag'd, shall have earn'd its worthy price. 1842 W. C. Taylor Notes Tour Manufacturing Districts Lancs. viii. 137 The operatives in a well-managed country mill. 1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind iii. 17 Many well-managed children are uncomfortable if they do not repeat ‘their Catechism’ straight through on the Sunday. 1910 Postal Rec. May 101/3 An excellent orchestra and several vocal selections finished off the well-managed event. 1977 New Scientist 1 Sept. 520/1 Try adding up how much water a well-managed garden pool donates to the drains! 2008 T. Arnold & G. Tomlinson Marketing Director's Handbk. xii. 145 Working for a well-managed company with a strong and positive culture is very important. †2. Of a horse: thoroughly trained. Cf. managed adj. 1. Obsolete (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > obedient or well-trained well-moutheda1425 freea1470 well-mettled1595 light-borne1611 well-managed1612 tender-mouthed1620 made1796 bridle-wise1811 1612 W. Shute tr. T. de Fougasses Gen. Hist. Venice i. 511 In ioy of that good news curuetting his horse not well managed [Fr. fort retif], it threw him, of which fall hee died not long after. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 534 His Courser..Well mouth'd, well manag'd. 1753 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 27 May in Lett. to Son (1774) II. 313 A man who has great knowledge, from experience.., is a being as different from, and as superior to, a man of mere book and systematical knowledge, as a well-managed horse is to an ass. 1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xiii. 175 The Baron..mounted on an active and well-managed horse. View more context for this quotation 1890 S. H. Reynolds in F. Bacon Ess. vi. 41 (note) To manage was a technical term in use in Bacon's day, and to know ‘when to stop or turn’ was the sign of a well-managed horse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1600
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