well-selectedadj.
/ˌwɛlsᵻˈlɛktᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlsəˈlɛktəd/ Carefully or appropriately selected.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adjective] > selecting > selected > with care or well
well-chosena1450
well-selected1607
bolteda1616
choicea1616
choice-drawna1616
hand-waled1671
well-packed1715
well-waled1718
pick1790
hand-picked1910
1607 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Serres in tr. Gen. Inuentorie Hist. France ii. 34 A choise of well selected personages.
1693 W. Kennett Life Somner 103 in W. Somner Treat. Rom. Ports & Forts Kent His many well selected books, and choice Manuscripts, were purchas'd by the Dean and Chapter.
1761 New Pocket Conveyancer I. Pref. p. iv By the assistance of well selected precedents, [young practitioners] are gradually let to the attainment of..knowledge.
1789 E. Craven Journey through Crimea xxvi. 94 Conversation..and a well selected society conspire to give pleasure.
1808 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1837) I. i. 54 There is generally, in a well-selected society of this nature, talent sufficient to meet the forwardest.
1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxi. 549 My cellar of well-selected wine in Baker Street.
1941 Pop. Sci. Apr. 209/2 One amateur made a film composed entirely of well-selected close-ups and long shots of wrestling bouts.
2007 Wired Nov. 90/1 A well-selected gadget can articulate your ambitions, politics, and discriminating taste.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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