well-runningadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈrʌnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈrənɪŋ/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + running adj.

†1. Of a person or animal: that runs quickly. Obsolete.

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c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 719 (MED) So richeliche dobbed was he..Wiþ riche stedes wele erninde, Palfreys, coursours wele bereinde.

a1425 (?c1350) Ywain & Gawain (1964) l. 1067 (MED) I have a wele rinand page, Wil stirt thider right in a stage.

a1500 in Medium Ævum (1972) 41 238 (MED) xv propreties of a goode horse... Thre of an hair, scilicet, a grete eegh, a dry hede, & well rennyng.

2. That runs smoothly; (now) esp. that operates or functions properly or efficiently.

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the world > action or operation > [adjective] > operating smoothly

well-running1697

well-operated1847

slick1927

1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. e2 If I shou'd instruct some of them to make well-running Verses, they want Genius to give them strength as well as sweetness.

a1730 A. Blackwall Sacred Classics (1731) II. i. ii. 100 This strong and well-running verse.

1865 Notts. Guardian 18 June 7/3 It is requisite that you should have a well-running reel and fine line.

1899 Pall Mall Mag. Nov. 339 The secret of all driving..is to have a well-running carriage.

1957 Arkansas Hist. Q. 16 378 T. R. Lewis settled on the ‘Varney Rough’ woodsland and set up a well-running sawmill.

1992 Ebony May 82/3 (caption) Simple under-the-hood precautions can ensure a carefree summer and a well-running automobile.

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

单词	well-running
释义	well-runningadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈrʌnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈrənɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and running adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., running adj. Etymology: < well adv. + running adj. †1. Of a person or animal: that runs quickly. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 719 (MED) So richeliche dobbed was he..Wiþ riche stedes wele erninde, Palfreys, coursours wele bereinde. a1425 (?c1350) Ywain & Gawain (1964) l. 1067 (MED) I have a wele rinand page, Wil stirt thider right in a stage. a1500 in Medium Ævum (1972) 41 238 (MED) xv propreties of a goode horse... Thre of an hair, scilicet, a grete eegh, a dry hede, & well rennyng. 2. That runs smoothly; (now) esp. that operates or functions properly or efficiently. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [adjective] > operating smoothly well-running1697 well-operated1847 slick1927 1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. e2 If I shou'd instruct some of them to make well-running Verses, they want Genius to give them strength as well as sweetness. a1730 A. Blackwall Sacred Classics (1731) II. i. ii. 100 This strong and well-running verse. 1865 Notts. Guardian 18 June 7/3 It is requisite that you should have a well-running reel and fine line. 1899 Pall Mall Mag. Nov. 339 The secret of all driving..is to have a well-running carriage. 1957 Arkansas Hist. Q. 16 378 T. R. Lewis settled on the ‘Varney Rough’ woodsland and set up a well-running sawmill. 1992 Ebony May 82/3 (caption) Simple under-the-hood precautions can ensure a carefree summer and a well-running automobile. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1330
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