单词 | well-bottomed |
释义 | well-bottomedadj. Now rare. Having a good foundation, firmly based; (of a person or character) steadfast. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > relating to or forming a base > having a (specific) base footedOE standing1412 well-couchedc1475 bottomed1582 baseda1616 foundeda1616 well-bottomeda1628 well-founded1671 clawed1768 claw-feet1823 substructured1952 a1628 J. Preston Remedy against Covetousnes 3 in Three Godly Treat. (1632) To thinke, that if I am well, if I am strong in friends, have a well bottomed estate that my mountaine is strong on every side, I shall not be removed, this is sinfull and vaine. 1658 T. Hall Pract. Comm. 3rd & 4th Chapters Paul to Timothy 386 Not a Fading, unsetled, transitory Peace, such as wicked men have; but 'tis a well grounded and a well bottomed Peace. 1762 J. Wilkes Corr. (1805) III. 33 I said..that it would be soon seen how well-bottomed I was. 1874 J. Morley On Compromise 105 Obviously only three ways of dealing with the great problems of which we have spoken are compatible with a strong and well-bottomed character. 1888 W. Whitman 1 Apr. in H. Traubel With Walt Whitman in Camden (1906) I. 7 The best of democracy, the best of all well-bottomed faith, is in his [sc. Millet's] pictures. 1950 Amer. Hist. Rev. 55 352 This book is a painstaking, well-bottomed study. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1628 |
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