well-adjustedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛləˈdʒʌstᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛləˈdʒəstəd/

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

Etymology: < well adv. + adjusted adj.

1. In a good state of adjustment; very suited or fitting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > (well-)ordered or regulated

ordinee1340

well-correctedc1405

well-ordered1489

well-regulated1579

well-adjusted1657

1657 J. D. in J. Poole Eng. Parnassus Pref. sig. a6^v She was pleas'd to come Into a fair and well adjusted room.

1694 M. Astell Serious Proposal to Ladies 162 They..who fancy a well adjusted Peruke is able to supply their want of Brains.

1735 J. Thomson Greece: 2nd Pt. Liberty 330 The swelling mantle's well-adjusted flow.

a1787 S. Jenyns Wks. (1790) II. 88 A time must surely come, When each shall meet their well-adjusted doom.

1825 W. Scott Talisman viii, in Tales Crusaders IV. 158 The marabout raised his head gently from the ground,..moving with a well-adjusted precaution.

1876 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. (ed. 2) I. i. 35 Cushions of amadou and well-adjusted pads of cotton wool.

1923 Pop. Mech. Aug. 326/1 It is never safe to leave even a well-adjusted burner operating for any length of time without suitable ventilation.

1953 Pop. Sci. Oct. 260/1 (advt.) Enjoy ‘free-breathing’ pep and power in your driving with a well-adjusted Carter Carbureter.

2000 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 33 480 A timekeeper ten times more accurate than a well-adjusted mechanical watch.

2. Mentally and emotionally stable; (now) spec. fully adapted psychologically and behaviourally to one's (social) environment; cf. adjusted adj. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective]

slowc1384

imperturbablea1475

sober-minded1534

well-staid1550

settled1557

sober1564

steady1602

unprovokable1646

good-tempered1685

inirritable1794

well-adjusted1809

unvolatile1823

inexcitable1828

unrufflable1828

churchwardenly1830

unruffable1837

unexcitable1839

unrousable1842

well-tempered1852

middle-aged1853

unsqueamish1893

unflappable1958

1809 Monthly Rev. July 607/2 That happily arranged, and well-adjusted mind, which is not easily thrown into disorder by the external agitations of life, in every scene, and upon all occasions, gives an incalculable superiority and advantage.

1825 L. M. Child Rebels xii. 152 I admire an harmonious, well-adjusted character.

1892 T. Hardy Pursuit of Well-beloved iii. xxiii. in Illustr. London News 101 643 This man, to whom she had formerly looked up as to a person for in advance of her along the lane of life, seemed now to be a well-adjusted contemporary, the pair of them observing the world with fairly level eyes.

1940 R. S. Woodworth Psychol. (ed. 12) xviii. 590 If an individual is participating intelligently and wholeheartedly in what is going on in his environment, we have no hesitation in calling him well adjusted.

1982 E. Dunlop Maze Stone xi. 94 She had watched her daughter change, in a matter of weeks, from a cheerful, well-adjusted girl into a furtive, sullen creature.

2009 Independent 22 Sept. (Life section) 13/2 I am very happy, well-adjusted, recently married and I have turned my pain into my work.

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

单词	well-adjusted
释义	well-adjustedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛləˈdʒʌstᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛləˈdʒəstəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., adjusted adj. Etymology: < well adv. + adjusted adj. 1. In a good state of adjustment; very suited or fitting. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > (well-)ordered or regulated ordinee1340 well-correctedc1405 well-ordered1489 well-regulated1579 well-adjusted1657 1657 J. D. in J. Poole Eng. Parnassus Pref. sig. a6^v She was pleas'd to come Into a fair and well adjusted room. 1694 M. Astell Serious Proposal to Ladies 162 They..who fancy a well adjusted Peruke is able to supply their want of Brains. 1735 J. Thomson Greece: 2nd Pt. Liberty 330 The swelling mantle's well-adjusted flow. a1787 S. Jenyns Wks. (1790) II. 88 A time must surely come, When each shall meet their well-adjusted doom. 1825 W. Scott Talisman viii, in Tales Crusaders IV. 158 The marabout raised his head gently from the ground,..moving with a well-adjusted precaution. 1876 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. (ed. 2) I. i. 35 Cushions of amadou and well-adjusted pads of cotton wool. 1923 Pop. Mech. Aug. 326/1 It is never safe to leave even a well-adjusted burner operating for any length of time without suitable ventilation. 1953 Pop. Sci. Oct. 260/1 (advt.) Enjoy ‘free-breathing’ pep and power in your driving with a well-adjusted Carter Carbureter. 2000 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 33 480 A timekeeper ten times more accurate than a well-adjusted mechanical watch. 2. Mentally and emotionally stable; (now) spec. fully adapted psychologically and behaviourally to one's (social) environment; cf. adjusted adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] slowc1384 imperturbablea1475 sober-minded1534 well-staid1550 settled1557 sober1564 steady1602 unprovokable1646 good-tempered1685 inirritable1794 well-adjusted1809 unvolatile1823 inexcitable1828 unrufflable1828 churchwardenly1830 unruffable1837 unexcitable1839 unrousable1842 well-tempered1852 middle-aged1853 unsqueamish1893 unflappable1958 1809 Monthly Rev. July 607/2 That happily arranged, and well-adjusted mind, which is not easily thrown into disorder by the external agitations of life, in every scene, and upon all occasions, gives an incalculable superiority and advantage. 1825 L. M. Child Rebels xii. 152 I admire an harmonious, well-adjusted character. 1892 T. Hardy Pursuit of Well-beloved iii. xxiii. in Illustr. London News 101 643 This man, to whom she had formerly looked up as to a person for in advance of her along the lane of life, seemed now to be a well-adjusted contemporary, the pair of them observing the world with fairly level eyes. 1940 R. S. Woodworth Psychol. (ed. 12) xviii. 590 If an individual is participating intelligently and wholeheartedly in what is going on in his environment, we have no hesitation in calling him well adjusted. 1982 E. Dunlop Maze Stone xi. 94 She had watched her daughter change, in a matter of weeks, from a cheerful, well-adjusted girl into a furtive, sullen creature. 2009 Independent 22 Sept. (Life section) 13/2 I am very happy, well-adjusted, recently married and I have turned my pain into my work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1657
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