well-settledadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈsɛtld/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈsɛd(ə)ld/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and settle v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., settle v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < well adv. + settle v. + -ed suffix¹.

Fully resolved or determined. Also: long or fully established. Now chiefly in legal contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective]

stallc1275

unflichinga1340

adviseda1393

affirmed1440

constant1481

resolved1518

resolute1522

well-settled?1532

ratified1533

unbashed1536

bent1548

well-resolved1565

unabashed1571

determinate1587

undaunted1587

peremptory1589

confirmed1594

decretal1608

pight1608

intent1610

definitivea1616

unshrinkinga1616

naylessa1618

pitched1642

decisive1658

martyrly1659

certain1667

fell1667

decretory1674

martyrial1678

decretorian1679

invariable1696

unflinching1728

hell-bent1731

decided1767

determined1773

iron-headed1787

adamantine1788

unwincing1802

stick-at-nothing1805

adamant1816

hard-set1818

rock-like1833

bound1844

do-or-die1851

unbased1860

focused1888

capable de tout1899

purposive1903

go-for-broke1946

hard rock1947

take-no-shit1992

?1532 T. Paynell tr. Erasmus De Contemptu Mundi x. sig. L.ii What thynge is it y^t can disturbe or trouble his mynde that is well setled and ordred?

1566 T. Nuce in J. Studley tr. Seneca Agamemnon sig. Ciiij In hys fomyng wrath, [he] can turne the worlds well setled seat.

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne ii. xxxi. 25 She could not alter his well setled thought.

1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis v. xiv. 382 He deliuered this seuere speech with so milde and well-settled a countenance.

1691 H. Maydman Naval Speculations 177 In all well-setled Governments.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. i. i. 4 In which the most confus'd Head, if fraught with a little Invention,..might exert it-self to as much advantage, as the most orderly and well-settled Judgment.

1837 Army & Navy Chron. (Washington, D.C.) 1 June 340/2 It is a well settled principle of international law..that [etc.].

1864 Ladies' Repository Mar. 132/2 There are the legitimate, historical, well-settled symbols of gambling.

1963 H. F. Jolowicz Lect. Jurispr. 214 That certain documents are negotiable is of course a well-settled rule of the common law.

2008 E. L. Mitty & L. F. Post in E. A. Capezuti et al. Evidence-based Geriatric Nursing (ed. 3) xxiii. 532 Capable patients..have a well-settled right to refuse any treatment.

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

单词	well-settled
释义	well-settledadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈsɛtld/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈsɛd(ə)ld/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and settle v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., settle v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < well adv. + settle v. + -ed suffix¹. Fully resolved or determined. Also: long or fully established. Now chiefly in legal contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective] stallc1275 unflichinga1340 adviseda1393 affirmed1440 constant1481 resolved1518 resolute1522 well-settled?1532 ratified1533 unbashed1536 bent1548 well-resolved1565 unabashed1571 determinate1587 undaunted1587 peremptory1589 confirmed1594 decretal1608 pight1608 intent1610 definitivea1616 unshrinkinga1616 naylessa1618 pitched1642 decisive1658 martyrly1659 certain1667 fell1667 decretory1674 martyrial1678 decretorian1679 invariable1696 unflinching1728 hell-bent1731 decided1767 determined1773 iron-headed1787 adamantine1788 unwincing1802 stick-at-nothing1805 adamant1816 hard-set1818 rock-like1833 bound1844 do-or-die1851 unbased1860 focused1888 capable de tout1899 purposive1903 go-for-broke1946 hard rock1947 take-no-shit1992 ?1532 T. Paynell tr. Erasmus De Contemptu Mundi x. sig. L.ii What thynge is it y^t can disturbe or trouble his mynde that is well setled and ordred? 1566 T. Nuce in J. Studley tr. Seneca Agamemnon sig. Ciiij In hys fomyng wrath, [he] can turne the worlds well setled seat. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne ii. xxxi. 25 She could not alter his well setled thought. 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis v. xiv. 382 He deliuered this seuere speech with so milde and well-settled a countenance. 1691 H. Maydman Naval Speculations 177 In all well-setled Governments. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. i. i. 4 In which the most confus'd Head, if fraught with a little Invention,..might exert it-self to as much advantage, as the most orderly and well-settled Judgment. 1837 Army & Navy Chron. (Washington, D.C.) 1 June 340/2 It is a well settled principle of international law..that [etc.]. 1864 Ladies' Repository Mar. 132/2 There are the legitimate, historical, well-settled symbols of gambling. 1963 H. F. Jolowicz Lect. Jurispr. 214 That certain documents are negotiable is of course a well-settled rule of the common law. 2008 E. L. Mitty & L. F. Post in E. A. Capezuti et al. Evidence-based Geriatric Nursing (ed. 3) xxiii. 532 Capable patients..have a well-settled right to refuse any treatment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?1532
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