well-conductedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlkənˈdʌktᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlkənˈdəktəd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + conducted adj.

1. Properly directed, managed, or carried out.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [adjective] > relating to management or administration > managed > well

well-handled1477

well-directed1563

well-conducted1590

well-managed1600

well-run1891

1590 R. Williams Briefe Disc. Warre 46 Commonlie the Cornets or Guydons charge one another if there be anie of both sides: if not, few horsmen wel conducted, will charge either trenches, or battailes of footmen.

1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. ii. 45 There is no Oratory of such force to gaine both men and women, as a strong well conducted Army, as this was.

1695 G. Burnet Ess. Mem. Late Queen 147 The Authority of a well-balanced and well-conducted Government: That should have maintained Property, and have asserted the generous Principles of the Freedom of human Nature.

1749 P. Francis in tr. Horace Art of Poetry in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Epistles (new ed.) 216 (note) A regular well-conducted Piece.

1752 W. Mason Let. iii, in Elfrida p. ix The advantage the Audience receiv'd from a well-conducted Chorus.

1803 T. Chalmers Let. in W. Hanna Mem. T. Chalmers (1850) I. 479 A series of judicious and well-conducted experiments.

1842 J. Aiton Clerical Econ. iii. 147 Hence land, after a well-conducted fallow, is always more productive of good grain than when it has undergone any other preparation.

1884 E. Yates Recoll. & Experiences I. 157 Every well-conducted restaurant nowadays is conducted on these principles.

1947 Pop. Mech. Feb. 201/1 In a well-conducted marionette show the customers never are intentionally made aware of the puppeteer.

2010 Milbank Q. 88 263 Data from well-conducted observational studies.

2. Displaying exemplary conduct, well-behaved.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective]

well-governed?a1425

well-behaved1577

well-demeaned1586

well-moderated1603

morate1652

well-conducted1772

good-behaved1822

1772 R. Cumberland Fashionable Lover iii. 35 No, Mr. Tyrrel, mine's a sober well-conducted family: I'll have no coroner's inquest come within my doors.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby iv. 28 Whether you consider me a highly virtuous..and well-conducted man in private life.

1853 W. M. Thackeray Sorrows of Werther 15 Charlotte..Like a well-conducted person, Went on cutting bread and butter.

1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 302 Well-conducted and meritorious citizens.

1922 T. P. Giddings & E. L. Baker High School Music Teaching ii. 55 The offender should be put between two well-conducted pupils and allowed to absorb a little self-control from them.

1998 L. Gordon T. S. Eliot (2000) iii. 91 An exquisitely well-conducted student.

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

单词	well-conducted
释义	well-conductedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlkənˈdʌktᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlkənˈdəktəd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and conducted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., conducted adj. Etymology: < well adv. + conducted adj. 1. Properly directed, managed, or carried out. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [adjective] > relating to management or administration > managed > well well-handled1477 well-directed1563 well-conducted1590 well-managed1600 well-run1891 1590 R. Williams Briefe Disc. Warre 46 Commonlie the Cornets or Guydons charge one another if there be anie of both sides: if not, few horsmen wel conducted, will charge either trenches, or battailes of footmen. 1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. ii. 45 There is no Oratory of such force to gaine both men and women, as a strong well conducted Army, as this was. 1695 G. Burnet Ess. Mem. Late Queen 147 The Authority of a well-balanced and well-conducted Government: That should have maintained Property, and have asserted the generous Principles of the Freedom of human Nature. 1749 P. Francis in tr. Horace Art of Poetry in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Epistles (new ed.) 216 (note) A regular well-conducted Piece. 1752 W. Mason Let. iii, in Elfrida p. ix The advantage the Audience receiv'd from a well-conducted Chorus. 1803 T. Chalmers Let. in W. Hanna Mem. T. Chalmers (1850) I. 479 A series of judicious and well-conducted experiments. 1842 J. Aiton Clerical Econ. iii. 147 Hence land, after a well-conducted fallow, is always more productive of good grain than when it has undergone any other preparation. 1884 E. Yates Recoll. & Experiences I. 157 Every well-conducted restaurant nowadays is conducted on these principles. 1947 Pop. Mech. Feb. 201/1 In a well-conducted marionette show the customers never are intentionally made aware of the puppeteer. 2010 Milbank Q. 88 263 Data from well-conducted observational studies. 2. Displaying exemplary conduct, well-behaved. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] well-governed?a1425 well-behaved1577 well-demeaned1586 well-moderated1603 morate1652 well-conducted1772 good-behaved1822 1772 R. Cumberland Fashionable Lover iii. 35 No, Mr. Tyrrel, mine's a sober well-conducted family: I'll have no coroner's inquest come within my doors. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby iv. 28 Whether you consider me a highly virtuous..and well-conducted man in private life. 1853 W. M. Thackeray Sorrows of Werther 15 Charlotte..Like a well-conducted person, Went on cutting bread and butter. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 302 Well-conducted and meritorious citizens. 1922 T. P. Giddings & E. L. Baker High School Music Teaching ii. 55 The offender should be put between two well-conducted pupils and allowed to absorb a little self-control from them. 1998 L. Gordon T. S. Eliot (2000) iii. 91 An exquisitely well-conducted student. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1590
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