well-agedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈeɪdʒd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈeɪdʒd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + aged adj.

Advanced in years, of a good age.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > old (of beings, etc.)

oldeOE

winteredeOE

oldlyOE

over-oldOE

eldernc1175

at-oldc1200

stricken on, in age, in eldec1380

oldlya1382

(well, far, etc.) stepped in age, in or into yearsc1386

ancientc1400

aged1420

well-agedc1450

ripec1480

passing oldc1485

(well) shot in years1530

old aged1535

agey1547

Ogygian1567

strucken1576

oldish1580

stricken in yearsa1586

declined1591

far1591

struck1597

Nestorian1605

overripe1605

elderly1611

eld1619

antiquated1631

enaged1631

thorough-old1639

emerita1643

grandevous1647

magnaevous1727

badgerly1753

(as) old as the hills1819

olden days1823

crusted1833

long in the tooth1841

oldened1854

mature1867

over the hill1950

c1450 King Ponthus (Digby) in Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. (1897) 12 121 (MED) My chaumberlane, which was wele aged, come euery day to feche almus att the kynges hous.

a1500 (a1471) G. Ashby Active Policy Prince l. 815 in Poems (1899) 38 Loke that youre counseil be rather godly set, Wele aged, of goode disposicion.

?1525 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Famous Cronycle Warre agaynst Iugurth xvi. f. xxiii Other new embassadours wer sent yet ones agayn into Affrike, nat yong men & inexpert as before: but well aged men of grauite and discression whiche were of great dignite.

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 58^v The Latin tong, concerning any part of purenesse of it,..did not endure moch longer, than is the life of a well aged man.

1600 J. Darrel Detection Sinnful, Shamful, Lying, & Ridiculous Disc. S. Harshnet 201 She continued playing at bo-peepe a good while, and yet she is no child but a well aged woman.

1665 R. Monsey Scarronides 50 This place was Rul'd then by one Latin Well aged, and a Chair he sat in.

1834 Westm. Rev. Apr. 435 A well-aged gentleman is now and then to be discerned in the Strand with a hat of antique mould.

1879 Scribner's Monthly Nov. 98/2 Behind them sat..a well-aged pair.

1940 H. B. Hough Country Editor v. 27 The equipment of the Gazette was..of a modest, well aged sort.

1979 Arizona Daily Star 5 Aug. i. 3/1 In addition to some rocky road~beds and a pretty rotten record for staying on schedule, it is true that there are a number of well-aged cars.

2006 A. Chung Lady of Zurich i. 6 He was a well-aged man, at sixty-two.

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

单词	well-aged
释义	well-agedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈeɪdʒd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈeɪdʒd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and aged adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., aged adj. Etymology: < well adv. + aged adj. Advanced in years, of a good age. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > old (of beings, etc.) oldeOE winteredeOE oldlyOE over-oldOE eldernc1175 at-oldc1200 stricken on, in age, in eldec1380 oldlya1382 (well, far, etc.) stepped in age, in or into yearsc1386 ancientc1400 aged1420 well-agedc1450 ripec1480 passing oldc1485 (well) shot in years1530 old aged1535 agey1547 Ogygian1567 strucken1576 oldish1580 stricken in yearsa1586 declined1591 far1591 struck1597 Nestorian1605 overripe1605 elderly1611 eld1619 antiquated1631 enaged1631 thorough-old1639 emerita1643 grandevous1647 magnaevous1727 badgerly1753 (as) old as the hills1819 olden days1823 crusted1833 long in the tooth1841 oldened1854 mature1867 over the hill1950 c1450 King Ponthus (Digby) in Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. (1897) 12 121 (MED) My chaumberlane, which was wele aged, come euery day to feche almus att the kynges hous. a1500 (a1471) G. Ashby Active Policy Prince l. 815 in Poems (1899) 38 Loke that youre counseil be rather godly set, Wele aged, of goode disposicion. ?1525 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Famous Cronycle Warre agaynst Iugurth xvi. f. xxiii Other new embassadours wer sent yet ones agayn into Affrike, nat yong men & inexpert as before: but well aged men of grauite and discression whiche were of great dignite. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 58^v The Latin tong, concerning any part of purenesse of it,..did not endure moch longer, than is the life of a well aged man. 1600 J. Darrel Detection Sinnful, Shamful, Lying, & Ridiculous Disc. S. Harshnet 201 She continued playing at bo-peepe a good while, and yet she is no child but a well aged woman. 1665 R. Monsey Scarronides 50 This place was Rul'd then by one Latin Well aged, and a Chair he sat in. 1834 Westm. Rev. Apr. 435 A well-aged gentleman is now and then to be discerned in the Strand with a hat of antique mould. 1879 Scribner's Monthly Nov. 98/2 Behind them sat..a well-aged pair. 1940 H. B. Hough Country Editor v. 27 The equipment of the Gazette was..of a modest, well aged sort. 1979 Arizona Daily Star 5 Aug. i. 3/1 In addition to some rocky road~beds and a pretty rotten record for staying on schedule, it is true that there are a number of well-aged cars. 2006 A. Chung Lady of Zurich i. 6 He was a well-aged man, at sixty-two. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1450
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