well-wateredadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈwɔːtəd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈwɔdərd/,

/ˌwɛlˈwɑdərd/

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

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., watered adj.¹

Etymology: < well adv. + watered adj.¹

Plentifully supplied or moistened with water. Also: thoroughly diluted or watered down.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > water > [adjective] > supplied with water > plentifully

well-watereda1475

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > moist or well-watered

wateryOE

well-watereda1475

a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 438 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 313 Litere..Wele watered, I-wrythen, be craft y-trode.

1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. vii. f. 131^v The grounde fatte, well watered, and full of springes.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 17 Cato appointeth niene degrees of the land in Italie. The fyrst, the Uineyard,..the next, the well watred Garden.

1621 in A. J. Kempe Losely MSS (1836) 456 Bruxells..being a well seated and well watered towne as ev^r I sawe.

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. xxi. 207 They had a kinde of small well-watered wine, and some sorbapple-cider.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xi. 49 This pretty well-wooded and well-watered Estate.

1785 W. Cowper Task i. 323 The Ouse, dividing the well-water'd land.

1824 Galignani's Mag. Feb. 33/1 Sitting by a brook's side under the rich foliage of some well watered tree.

1888 J. Paton in Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 98/2 Undulating well-watered tracts..are the most valuable for tea-gardens.

1919 Q. Rev. Apr. 347 The stirring population..of well-wooded and well-watered Asturias and Galicia.

1965 H. M. Cole Ardennes x. 239/1 Ice cream in several flavors, well-watered beer, and the dubious pleasure of hearing accordionists squeeze out German waltzes.

2005 Gardenlife Oct. 74/2 Keep pots well watered.

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

单词	well-watered
释义	well-wateredadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈwɔːtəd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈwɔdərd/, /ˌwɛlˈwɑdərd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and watered adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., watered adj.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + watered adj.¹ Plentifully supplied or moistened with water. Also: thoroughly diluted or watered down. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > water > [adjective] > supplied with water > plentifully well-watereda1475 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > moist or well-watered wateryOE well-watereda1475 a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 438 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 313 Litere..Wele watered, I-wrythen, be craft y-trode. 1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. vii. f. 131^v The grounde fatte, well watered, and full of springes. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 17 Cato appointeth niene degrees of the land in Italie. The fyrst, the Uineyard,..the next, the well watred Garden. 1621 in A. J. Kempe Losely MSS (1836) 456 Bruxells..being a well seated and well watered towne as ev^r I sawe. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. xxi. 207 They had a kinde of small well-watered wine, and some sorbapple-cider. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xi. 49 This pretty well-wooded and well-watered Estate. 1785 W. Cowper Task i. 323 The Ouse, dividing the well-water'd land. 1824 Galignani's Mag. Feb. 33/1 Sitting by a brook's side under the rich foliage of some well watered tree. 1888 J. Paton in Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 98/2 Undulating well-watered tracts..are the most valuable for tea-gardens. 1919 Q. Rev. Apr. 347 The stirring population..of well-wooded and well-watered Asturias and Galicia. 1965 H. M. Cole Ardennes x. 239/1 Ice cream in several flavors, well-watered beer, and the dubious pleasure of hearing accordionists squeeze out German waltzes. 2005 Gardenlife Oct. 74/2 Keep pots well watered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1475
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