well-suitedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈs(j)uːtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈsudəd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and suited adj.¹

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., suited adj.¹; well adv., suit v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: In sense 1 < well adv. + suited adj.¹ In sense 2 probably < well adv. + suit v. + -ed suffix¹; compare suited adj.²

1. Wearing a fine or elegant suit of clothes; well-clothed.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > properly dressed

well-clotheda1387

readyc1405

well-suited1598

1598 G. Chapman Blinde Begger of Alexandria sig. B2^v Enter Pego like a Burgomaister... Ir. Oh sir you are very well suted.

1650 C. Elderfield Civil Right Tythes xxxiii. 325 I never heard me thinks a sadder complaint then, that Walls are cloathed, while the poor go naked, Horses well suted and fed while Christians sterved.

1855 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass 69 Do you think I could walk pleasantly and well-suited toward annihilation?

1953 Times 27 Nov. 9/7 So rich a city.., with its exquisitely dressed women and well-suited men.

1980 D. K. Cameron Willie Gavin xiii. 127 His likeness..shows him as well-suited as any eminent Edwardian, the wide skirt of the jacket falling away from a high button.

2011 M. Russinovich Zero Day ii. 16 The well-suited man stood and introduced himself.

2. Highly appropriate to or suitable for a particular situation, role, or person. Also of two or more people or things: very suitable for one another; well-matched.

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the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] > intimate or familiar > (of persons) suited to each other

well-suited?1617

?1617 T. Campion 3rd & 4th Bk. Ayres sig. G That honour and well-suted Prayse Is Vertues Golden Spurre.

1677 F. Bampfield All in One 139 Eve was such an united help as was exactly conformed to Adam's Nature,..such a well suited Auxiliary.

1692 W. Walsh Lett. & Poems 117 Mopsus weds Nisa! Oh, well-suited Pair!

1757 J. Hill Eden 468/2 The fillling up the Alleys with a well suited Soil, trod properly down, will do a great deal.

1789 J. Gough Hist. People called Quakers II. xi. 85 Anne Newby..proved a well-suited companion.

1850 G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardener 11 Apr. 15/2 Gilpin was the well-suited guide.

1886 Aberdeen Weekly Jrnl. 21 Apr. 7/3 Whether..the time had not come when some thoroughly well-suited premises, under some thoroughly well-suited person, should not be available for the disposal of exciseable liquors.

1919 J. Galsworthy Saint's Progress iii. x. 200 They were a notably well-suited couple.

1971 Ornis Scandinavica 2 28/2 The Dunlin was chosen as a well-suited object for the study.

1996 R. H. Graham SR-71 Revealed ix. 117 Okinawa provided a well-suited location to fly sorties into Vietnam.

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

单词	well-suited
释义	well-suitedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈs(j)uːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈsudəd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and suited adj.¹ Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., suited adj.¹; well adv., suit v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: In sense 1 < well adv. + suited adj.¹ In sense 2 probably < well adv. + suit v. + -ed suffix¹; compare suited adj.² 1. Wearing a fine or elegant suit of clothes; well-clothed. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > properly dressed well-clotheda1387 readyc1405 well-suited1598 1598 G. Chapman Blinde Begger of Alexandria sig. B2^v Enter Pego like a Burgomaister... Ir. Oh sir you are very well suted. 1650 C. Elderfield Civil Right Tythes xxxiii. 325 I never heard me thinks a sadder complaint then, that Walls are cloathed, while the poor go naked, Horses well suted and fed while Christians sterved. 1855 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass 69 Do you think I could walk pleasantly and well-suited toward annihilation? 1953 Times 27 Nov. 9/7 So rich a city.., with its exquisitely dressed women and well-suited men. 1980 D. K. Cameron Willie Gavin xiii. 127 His likeness..shows him as well-suited as any eminent Edwardian, the wide skirt of the jacket falling away from a high button. 2011 M. Russinovich Zero Day ii. 16 The well-suited man stood and introduced himself. 2. Highly appropriate to or suitable for a particular situation, role, or person. Also of two or more people or things: very suitable for one another; well-matched. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] > intimate or familiar > (of persons) suited to each other well-suited?1617 ?1617 T. Campion 3rd & 4th Bk. Ayres sig. G That honour and well-suted Prayse Is Vertues Golden Spurre. 1677 F. Bampfield All in One 139 Eve was such an united help as was exactly conformed to Adam's Nature,..such a well suited Auxiliary. 1692 W. Walsh Lett. & Poems 117 Mopsus weds Nisa! Oh, well-suited Pair! 1757 J. Hill Eden 468/2 The fillling up the Alleys with a well suited Soil, trod properly down, will do a great deal. 1789 J. Gough Hist. People called Quakers II. xi. 85 Anne Newby..proved a well-suited companion. 1850 G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardener 11 Apr. 15/2 Gilpin was the well-suited guide. 1886 Aberdeen Weekly Jrnl. 21 Apr. 7/3 Whether..the time had not come when some thoroughly well-suited premises, under some thoroughly well-suited person, should not be available for the disposal of exciseable liquors. 1919 J. Galsworthy Saint's Progress iii. x. 200 They were a notably well-suited couple. 1971 Ornis Scandinavica 2 28/2 The Dunlin was chosen as a well-suited object for the study. 1996 R. H. Graham SR-71 Revealed ix. 117 Okinawa provided a well-suited location to fly sorties into Vietnam. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1598
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