well-starredadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈstɑːd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈstɑrd/

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

Etymology: < well adv. + starred adj. Compare earlier ill-starred adj.

Born under a star regarded as lucky in astrology; having fortunes governed by such a star; fortunate, lucky. Cf. ill-starred adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > specifically of a person

happya1387

lucky1478

well-starred1775

tinny1918

tin-arsed1937

1775 T. Fisher tr. Sentimental Fables xxvii. 101 Grace and royal mercy flew to save The well-starr'd victim from th' expecting grave.

1867 M. Arnold New Poems 133 Him, I count him, well-starr'd.

1892 W. Watson Poems 83 Friend, in whose friendship I am twice well-starred.

1930 Princeton Alumni Weekly 22 May 426/3 It may be news to you that the ‘ill-starred Bonus Bill’ was so well starred that it passed over the President's veto.

2006 Guardian 2 Mar. (Sports section) 12 Flintoff is one of the sport's lucky ones, hitting top form at a well-starred time for English cricket.

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

单词	well-starred
释义	well-starredadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈstɑːd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈstɑrd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., starred adj. Etymology: < well adv. + starred adj. Compare earlier ill-starred adj. Born under a star regarded as lucky in astrology; having fortunes governed by such a star; fortunate, lucky. Cf. ill-starred adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > specifically of a person happya1387 lucky1478 well-starred1775 tinny1918 tin-arsed1937 1775 T. Fisher tr. Sentimental Fables xxvii. 101 Grace and royal mercy flew to save The well-starr'd victim from th' expecting grave. 1867 M. Arnold New Poems 133 Him, I count him, well-starr'd. 1892 W. Watson Poems 83 Friend, in whose friendship I am twice well-starred. 1930 Princeton Alumni Weekly 22 May 426/3 It may be news to you that the ‘ill-starred Bonus Bill’ was so well starred that it passed over the President's veto. 2006 Guardian 2 Mar. (Sports section) 12 Flintoff is one of the sport's lucky ones, hitting top form at a well-starred time for English cricket. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1775
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