well to liveadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛl tə ˈlɪv/, U.S.

/ˌwɛl tə ˈlɪv/, Scottish English

/ˌwɛl tə ˈlɪv/

Forms: see well adj. and n.³ and to prep., conj., and adv. and live v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adj., to prep., live v.¹

Etymology: < well adj. (compare well adj. 8) + to prep. + live v.¹

Scottish and U.S. after 18th cent. (outside historical contexts).

†1. Chiefly in predicative use. Prosperous, wealthy; = well-to-do adj. 1. Also more fully well to live in the world. Cf. well to pass adj. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > rich or wealthy [phrase] > well off

well at easec1330

of substance?a1439

at rack and (at) mangera1500

in good case1560

well to live1568

well and warmc1571

well to pass in the worlda1609

inlaid1699

in easy circumstancesa1704

well to do in the world1805

stouth and routh1816

quids in1919

1568 W. Barker tr. G. B. Gelli Fearfull Fansies of Florentine Couper f. 103 Though thou art well to liue [It. se bene tu ti stai ragioneuolmente], according to thy calling, yet thou art not rich.

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 352 Furthermore, to shew that he was well to liue, and that his house was rich and wealthy, he bringeth foorth these proofes.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 95 Shee..was married in the end to one of an honest condition, and well to liue.

1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 249 The Piemontese are generally well to live.

1705 W. Forbes Treat. Church-lands & Tithes ii. x. 432 'Tis no good Reason against the payment of a Ministers Stipend, that he is Rich and otherways well to live in the world.

1796 Hist. Ned Evans I. 137 He was well to live, and was said to have plenty of money besides his stock.

1832 New-Hampsh. Statesman 21 Apr. 1/4 We fell in company with a man, whom we soon ascertained to be a well-to-live-in-the-world farmer.

1845 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIII. 295 The land is not rack-rented, and the cultivators of the soil are in general what is called well to live.

1897 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 4 Jan. 10/1 Unable to collect money from well-to-live people who have owed it to her for six months.

2. colloquial. Somewhat drunk; tipsy. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective] > drunk > partially drunk

merrya1382

semi-bousyc1460

pipe merry1542

totty1570

tipsy1577

martin-drunk1592

pleasant1596

mellow1611

tip-merry1612

flustered1615

lusticka1616

well to live1619

jolly1652

happy1662

hazy1673

top-heavy1687

hearty1695

half-seas-over1699

oiled1701

mellowish1703

half channelled over1709

drunkish1710

half-and-half1718

touched1722

uppisha1726

tosie1727

bosky1730

funny1751

fairish1756

cherry-merry1769

in suds1770

muddy1776

glorious1790

groggified1796

well-corned1800

fresh1804

to be mops and brooms1814

foggy1816

how-come-ye-so1816

screwy1820

off the nail1821

on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1821

swipey1821

muggy1822

rosy1823

snuffy1823

spreeish1825

elevated1827

up a stump1829

half-cockedc1830

tightish1830

tipsified1830

half shaved1834

screwed1837

half-shot1838

squizzed1845

drinky1846

a sheet in the wind1862

tight1868

toppy1885

tiddly1905

oiled-up1918

bonkers1943

sloshed1946

tiddled1956

hickey-

1619 R. Harris Drunkards Cup Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v One is coloured, another is foxt, a third is gone to the dogs, a fourth is well to liue.

1639 W. Cartwright Royall Slave i. i. sig. B These wicked Ephesian Captives, are most everlasting Tipplers; I charm'd my fleas with 'em last night, and left them too I'm sure well to live.

1826 M. Corbett & M. Corbett Odd Volume 359 As we sailor fouks say, he had ta'en his beer on board, for he was weel to leive.

1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) 504 Well to live,..2. In New England, a cant phrase to denote a person in that state of intoxication in which he drives dull care away, and fancies himself at the top round of fortune's ladder.

1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xix. 118 Dawvid, though he was weel to live, was richt gweed company.

1968 G. Heyer Cousin Kate v. 74 His speech was not slurred, nor was his gait unsteady, but he seemed to her to be decidedly well to live.

2007 E. Layton Bride Enchanted xvii. 288 He was a little well to live, but not terribly drunk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	well to live
释义	well to liveadj. Brit. /ˌwɛl tə ˈlɪv/, U.S. /ˌwɛl tə ˈlɪv/, Scottish English /ˌwɛl tə ˈlɪv/ Forms: see well adj. and n.³ and to prep., conj., and adv. and live v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adj., to prep., live v.¹ Etymology: < well adj. (compare well adj. 8) + to prep. + live v.¹ Scottish and U.S. after 18th cent. (outside historical contexts). †1. Chiefly in predicative use. Prosperous, wealthy; = well-to-do adj. 1. Also more fully well to live in the world. Cf. well to pass adj. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > rich or wealthy [phrase] > well off well at easec1330 of substance?a1439 at rack and (at) mangera1500 in good case1560 well to live1568 well and warmc1571 well to pass in the worlda1609 inlaid1699 in easy circumstancesa1704 well to do in the world1805 stouth and routh1816 quids in1919 1568 W. Barker tr. G. B. Gelli Fearfull Fansies of Florentine Couper f. 103 Though thou art well to liue [It. se bene tu ti stai ragioneuolmente], according to thy calling, yet thou art not rich. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 352 Furthermore, to shew that he was well to liue, and that his house was rich and wealthy, he bringeth foorth these proofes. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 95 Shee..was married in the end to one of an honest condition, and well to liue. 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 249 The Piemontese are generally well to live. 1705 W. Forbes Treat. Church-lands & Tithes ii. x. 432 'Tis no good Reason against the payment of a Ministers Stipend, that he is Rich and otherways well to live in the world. 1796 Hist. Ned Evans I. 137 He was well to live, and was said to have plenty of money besides his stock. 1832 New-Hampsh. Statesman 21 Apr. 1/4 We fell in company with a man, whom we soon ascertained to be a well-to-live-in-the-world farmer. 1845 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIII. 295 The land is not rack-rented, and the cultivators of the soil are in general what is called well to live. 1897 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 4 Jan. 10/1 Unable to collect money from well-to-live people who have owed it to her for six months. 2. colloquial. Somewhat drunk; tipsy. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective] > drunk > partially drunk merrya1382 semi-bousyc1460 pipe merry1542 totty1570 tipsy1577 martin-drunk1592 pleasant1596 mellow1611 tip-merry1612 flustered1615 lusticka1616 well to live1619 jolly1652 happy1662 hazy1673 top-heavy1687 hearty1695 half-seas-over1699 oiled1701 mellowish1703 half channelled over1709 drunkish1710 half-and-half1718 touched1722 uppisha1726 tosie1727 bosky1730 funny1751 fairish1756 cherry-merry1769 in suds1770 muddy1776 glorious1790 groggified1796 well-corned1800 fresh1804 to be mops and brooms1814 foggy1816 how-come-ye-so1816 screwy1820 off the nail1821 on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1821 swipey1821 muggy1822 rosy1823 snuffy1823 spreeish1825 elevated1827 up a stump1829 half-cockedc1830 tightish1830 tipsified1830 half shaved1834 screwed1837 half-shot1838 squizzed1845 drinky1846 a sheet in the wind1862 tight1868 toppy1885 tiddly1905 oiled-up1918 bonkers1943 sloshed1946 tiddled1956 hickey- 1619 R. Harris Drunkards Cup Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v One is coloured, another is foxt, a third is gone to the dogs, a fourth is well to liue. 1639 W. Cartwright Royall Slave i. i. sig. B These wicked Ephesian Captives, are most everlasting Tipplers; I charm'd my fleas with 'em last night, and left them too I'm sure well to live. 1826 M. Corbett & M. Corbett Odd Volume 359 As we sailor fouks say, he had ta'en his beer on board, for he was weel to leive. 1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) 504 Well to live,..2. In New England, a cant phrase to denote a person in that state of intoxication in which he drives dull care away, and fancies himself at the top round of fortune's ladder. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xix. 118 Dawvid, though he was weel to live, was richt gweed company. 1968 G. Heyer Cousin Kate v. 74 His speech was not slurred, nor was his gait unsteady, but he seemed to her to be decidedly well to live. 2007 E. Layton Bride Enchanted xvii. 288 He was a little well to live, but not terribly drunk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1568
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