well-consideredadj.
/ˌwɛlkənˈsɪdəd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlkənˈsɪdərd/ 1. That has received due heed or consideration; carefully reflected on.
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > invention, devising > [adjective] > invented, devised > with care
well-digested1577
well-studied1583
well-considered1590
well-measured1606
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] > prudent > duly deliberate (of persons) > of actions
mature1454
advisablec1456
deliberativec1487
considerate1572
well-considered1590
considerative1620
considered1889
ponderate1922
1590 R. Hitchcock tr. F. Sansovino Quintesence of Wit f. 32 Counsell being nothing else but a well considered discourse of certaine thinges.
1678 J. Wallis Def. Royal Soc. 29 A Well-considered and Useful Tract.
1775 E. Burke Speech Amer. Taxation 12 We besought the King, in that well-considered address, to enquire into treasons.
1776 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 4 2347 A solemn well-considered Determination.
1785 W. Cowper Task v. 75 The cock..wading at their head With well-consider'd steps.
1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss II. iii. iii. 25 Mrs Deane was a thin-lipped woman, who made small well-considered speeches on peculiar occasions.
1884 Times 14 Nov. 10/3 He would vote for any well-considered measure based on the principle of local option.
1939 Times 1 June 12/2 A well-considered balance of tone that was especially noticeable in the bass-heavy chords of the last act.
1989 S. J. Gould Wonderful Life (1991) 253 Walcott was..an archtraditionalist not by jerk of the knee but by deep and well-considered conviction.
2002 K. Matinuddin Nuclearization S. Asia xii. 232 Well considered inputs coming from the military, diplomatic, economic, and intelligence sources.
2. Highly esteemed.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > [adjective] > esteemed
toldc1275
alosed1448
esteemed1549
regarded1561
expectablec1565
circumspect1579
valued1602
considered1665
well-considered1826
1826 London Lit. Gaz. 20 May 308/2 Ruin thousands by wild and unjustifiable speculations, and be a well-considered, well-treated, and easy bankrupt.
1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xii. 112 He..was a well-considered poet in his own tongue.
1902 Macmillan's Mag. June 127 Many well-considered authors make use of phrases which offend us, but we are under the impression that..there is..a reason for it.
2011 M. Ondaatje Cat's Table 131 I knew he had become a well-considered painter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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