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▪ I. † well-ˈsounding, vbl. n. Obs.
Tunefulness.
1668Dryden Def. Ess. Dram. P. Ess. (Ker) I. 118 The copiousness and well-sounding of our language.
▪ II. well-ˈsounding, ppl. a.
c1325,1486[see sounding ppl. a.1 1 b]. 1513Douglas æneis vii. xii. 147 Weill soundand wriblis. 1600Fairfax Tasso xix. lviii, Trumpets, clarions, and well sounding bras. 1729T. Cooke Tales etc. 204, I am certain that the passed Tenses of sit and see, which are sat and saw, will not be well sounding if this Rule is observed. 1781[see sounding ppl. a.1 1 b]. 1828Whately Rhet. iii. i. §5. 189 To be able to pour forth with fluency an unlimited quantity of well-sounding language. 1865‘Annie Thomas’ On Guard III. 40 The phrase was a nice, magnanimous, well-sounding one. |