well-matchedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈmatʃt/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈmætʃt/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + matched adj.

Of two or more people or things: appropriate for or very similar to each other; constituting an evenly matched or closely complementary pair or group.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective] > corresponding or matching

evenOE

accordingc1300

answeringc1443

correspondentc1460

agreeing1533

answerable1534

suitable1548

suit-like1555

well-matched1576

corresponding1579

corresponsivea1616

matching1630

schematic1701

companionable1823

1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 176 I shall haue cause to count my selfe as well matcht, as if I had married with the greatest princesse in the world.

1602 N. Breton Wonders Worth Hearing sig. B4^v These well matched Hog minions.

1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther i. 20 And sacrilege and she, A well-match'd pair, got graceless heresie.

1749 G. West tr. Pindar Odes Olympick v. 43 The well match'd Coursers.

1763 London Chron. 30 Aug. 211/1 The walls of the building are composed of very hard bricks; the outside of well-coloured and well-matched greystocks.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers lii. 571 You are a well-matched pair of mean, rascally, pettifogging robbers.

1854 Poultry Chron. 2 310 All perhaps very good birds, but..not forming a well-matched pen.

1908 G. F. Kunz & C. H. Stevenson Bk. of Pearl xvi. 479 A splendid necklace comprising forty-nine well-matched and graduated pearls of fine quality.

1966 Princeton Alumni Weekly 22 Feb. 118/2 We have the result of two well-matched programs crossing each other in the system of the University of Wisconsin.

2011 T. Owens Muhammad Ali i. 10/1 Predicting a winner between two well-matched boxers is nearly impossible.

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

单词	well-matched
释义	well-matchedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈmatʃt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈmætʃt/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and matched adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., matched adj. Etymology: < well adv. + matched adj. Of two or more people or things: appropriate for or very similar to each other; constituting an evenly matched or closely complementary pair or group. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective] > corresponding or matching evenOE accordingc1300 answeringc1443 correspondentc1460 agreeing1533 answerable1534 suitable1548 suit-like1555 well-matched1576 corresponding1579 corresponsivea1616 matching1630 schematic1701 companionable1823 1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 176 I shall haue cause to count my selfe as well matcht, as if I had married with the greatest princesse in the world. 1602 N. Breton Wonders Worth Hearing sig. B4^v These well matched Hog minions. 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther i. 20 And sacrilege and she, A well-match'd pair, got graceless heresie. 1749 G. West tr. Pindar Odes Olympick v. 43 The well match'd Coursers. 1763 London Chron. 30 Aug. 211/1 The walls of the building are composed of very hard bricks; the outside of well-coloured and well-matched greystocks. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers lii. 571 You are a well-matched pair of mean, rascally, pettifogging robbers. 1854 Poultry Chron. 2 310 All perhaps very good birds, but..not forming a well-matched pen. 1908 G. F. Kunz & C. H. Stevenson Bk. of Pearl xvi. 479 A splendid necklace comprising forty-nine well-matched and graduated pearls of fine quality. 1966 Princeton Alumni Weekly 22 Feb. 118/2 We have the result of two well-matched programs crossing each other in the system of the University of Wisconsin. 2011 T. Owens Muhammad Ali i. 10/1 Predicting a winner between two well-matched boxers is nearly impossible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1576
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