well-thewedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈθjuːd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈθ(j)ud/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + thewed adj. Compare unthewed adj.

†1. Of an admirable character or disposition; well-behaved, good-mannered, virtuous. Also in extended use. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > [adjective]

goodeOE

dowingc1175

well-theweda1200

thewful?c1225

goodfulc1275

flourisheda1375

virtuousc1390

honesta1393

fine?a1400

theweda1400

well-manneredc1400

well-conditioneda1425

moralc1443

mannerlya1500

virtuala1500

graceful1611

well-moralized1624

well-principled1635

morate1652

unlicentious1737

respectable1750

nice1799

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered

well-theweda1200

theweda1400

mannerablea1475

mannered1483

well-mannereda1513

mannerlya1529

well-fashioned1540

unrude1648

good-mannered1715

mannersome1876

couth1896

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 41 Þe wise man and þat wel-þeaud child habbeð boðe on lage.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1914 He wulde ðat he sulde hem ten Ðat he wel-ðewed sulde ben.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 89 Tweye ȝongelynges..wel i-þewed [L. moribus compositos].

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. l. 273 (MED) It sit a prest to be wel thewed, And schame it is if he be lewed.

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. l. 1121 This Calistenes, in youthe riht weel thewed.

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) (1881) 413 Wele thewyd, morigeratus.

a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) sig. B.i Thy lernynge is to lewde Thy tonge is nat wel thewde.

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Feb. 96 To nought more..my mind is bent, Then to heare nouells of his deuise: They bene so well thewed [E. K. Glosse, that is Bene moratæ, full of morall wisenesse].

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. E8^v Well thewed minds the mind do alwayes setten free.

2. Of a person or animal: (originally) well-formed, shapely; (later) muscular, well-built. Cf. thew n.¹ 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > [adjective] > good

well-madec1325

well-setc1330

featous1340

largec1405

well-trussedc1425

well-attempereda1460

well-featureda1460

clean-limbed1461

well-bodied1481

well-drawn?a1534

clean-madea1535

trussed1548

clean-legged1568

trim1568

well-knit1581

well-thewed1583

well-timbered1595

clear-limbed1596

clean-timbered1598

well-mounted1607

well-turned1631

clever1674

neat-limbeda1697

well built1706

well-set-up1790

clean-built1840

athletic1925

mesomorphic1926

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > beauty of shape or form > [adjective] > well-proportioned

well-proportioneda1398

handsome1550

proportionable1576

well-thewed1583

well-proportionated1612

well-turned1631

nice-sized1799

the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > [adjective] > muscular development

well-thewed1583

muscular1828

muscled-up1877

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 120 A stale hacking Courtier, who had long fed his fancie on Aureliaes well thewed shape.

1839 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 568 A professor should be a portly and well-thewed man.

1857 Cosmopolitan Art Jrnl. 2 135/2 The modelling of a horse, a well-built, well-thewed, and articulated animal.

a1918 I. Rosenberg Coll. Poems (1977) 104 The same brown surging flanks, the well thewed legs.

1995 R. Hobb Assassin's Apprentice ii. 16 The old tapestry in the Great Hall shows him as a well-thewed stalwart.

†3. Of speech or writing: aptly or elegantly composed; well-chosen; effective. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > well-composed

well-faringc1440

well-written1530

well-couched1531

well-penned1560

well-thewed1583

well-expressed1594

well-worded1603

well-turned1623

well-languaged1656

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Qii^v She ment..in fewe woords and those well thewed, to manacle his melancholye and mue vp his looue.

1594 Zepheria i. sig. B Many their well thewd rimes doe fayre attemper Vnto their amours.

1624 R. Montagu Immediate Addresse 35 The Prayers of the Church, in our Common Liturgies,..are very well thewed and composed for the nonce, to fit the dispositions and affections of men.

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

单词	well-thewed
释义	well-thewedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈθjuːd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈθ(j)ud/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and thewed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., thewed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + thewed adj. Compare unthewed adj. †1. Of an admirable character or disposition; well-behaved, good-mannered, virtuous. Also in extended use. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [adjective] goodeOE dowingc1175 well-theweda1200 thewful?c1225 goodfulc1275 flourisheda1375 virtuousc1390 honesta1393 fine?a1400 theweda1400 well-manneredc1400 well-conditioneda1425 moralc1443 mannerlya1500 virtuala1500 graceful1611 well-moralized1624 well-principled1635 morate1652 unlicentious1737 respectable1750 nice1799 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered well-theweda1200 theweda1400 mannerablea1475 mannered1483 well-mannereda1513 mannerlya1529 well-fashioned1540 unrude1648 good-mannered1715 mannersome1876 couth1896 a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 41 Þe wise man and þat wel-þeaud child habbeð boðe on lage. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1914 He wulde ðat he sulde hem ten Ðat he wel-ðewed sulde ben. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 89 Tweye ȝongelynges..wel i-þewed [L. moribus compositos]. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. l. 273 (MED) It sit a prest to be wel thewed, And schame it is if he be lewed. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. l. 1121 This Calistenes, in youthe riht weel thewed. ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) (1881) 413 Wele thewyd, morigeratus. a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) sig. B.i Thy lernynge is to lewde Thy tonge is nat wel thewde. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Feb. 96 To nought more..my mind is bent, Then to heare nouells of his deuise: They bene so well thewed [E. K. Glosse, that is Bene moratæ, full of morall wisenesse]. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. E8^v Well thewed minds the mind do alwayes setten free. 2. Of a person or animal: (originally) well-formed, shapely; (later) muscular, well-built. Cf. thew n.¹ 3. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > [adjective] > good well-madec1325 well-setc1330 featous1340 largec1405 well-trussedc1425 well-attempereda1460 well-featureda1460 clean-limbed1461 well-bodied1481 well-drawn?a1534 clean-madea1535 trussed1548 clean-legged1568 trim1568 well-knit1581 well-thewed1583 well-timbered1595 clear-limbed1596 clean-timbered1598 well-mounted1607 well-turned1631 clever1674 neat-limbeda1697 well built1706 well-set-up1790 clean-built1840 athletic1925 mesomorphic1926 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > beauty of shape or form > [adjective] > well-proportioned well-proportioneda1398 handsome1550 proportionable1576 well-thewed1583 well-proportionated1612 well-turned1631 nice-sized1799 the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > [adjective] > muscular development well-thewed1583 muscular1828 muscled-up1877 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 120 A stale hacking Courtier, who had long fed his fancie on Aureliaes well thewed shape. 1839 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 568 A professor should be a portly and well-thewed man. 1857 Cosmopolitan Art Jrnl. 2 135/2 The modelling of a horse, a well-built, well-thewed, and articulated animal. a1918 I. Rosenberg Coll. Poems (1977) 104 The same brown surging flanks, the well thewed legs. 1995 R. Hobb Assassin's Apprentice ii. 16 The old tapestry in the Great Hall shows him as a well-thewed stalwart. †3. Of speech or writing: aptly or elegantly composed; well-chosen; effective. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > well-composed well-faringc1440 well-written1530 well-couched1531 well-penned1560 well-thewed1583 well-expressed1594 well-worded1603 well-turned1623 well-languaged1656 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Qii^v She ment..in fewe woords and those well thewed, to manacle his melancholye and mue vp his looue. 1594 Zepheria i. sig. B Many their well thewd rimes doe fayre attemper Vnto their amours. 1624 R. Montagu Immediate Addresse 35 The Prayers of the Church, in our Common Liturgies,..are very well thewed and composed for the nonce, to fit the dispositions and affections of men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1200
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