well-constructedadj.
/ˌwɛlkənˈstrʌktᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlkənˈstrəktᵻd/ 1. Properly or skilfully constructed or put together.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > formed or constructed > well
well-buildedc1330
compact1430
well-composed1485
well built?c1525
well-compacted1548
well-constituted1584
well-constructed1646
thorough-made1649
well-constructed1785
1646 R. Baillie Answer to Declar. 14 in Hist. Vindic. Govt. Church of Scotl. That measure of power, which in a reformed and well constructed Church doth..belong to the civill Magistrate in reference to Religion and causes Ecclesiasticall.
1732 A. de la Mottraye Voyages ii. 118/2 The Great Bridge of Thorn is a bold and well Constructed Piece.
1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 523 If shrewd, and of a well-constructed brain. View more context for this quotation
1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 331 There is no possibility of a breech-loader ever shooting equal to a well-constructed muzzle loader.
1893 W. S. Gilbert Utopia (Limited) i. 25 Oh admirable art! Oh neatly-planned intention! Oh happy intervention—Oh well-constructed plot!
1915 A. J. Balfour in M. Gilbert Winston S. Churchill (1972) III. Compan. ii. 1281 Well-constructed trenches.
2003 Oxoniensia 67 216 The wall on Brasenose Lane is of well-constructed ashlar.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > particular interpretation, construction > [adjective]
interpretable1649
construable1657
well-constructed1657
constructivea1680
constructional1737
1657 G. Hutcheson Expos. John 28 Christs working will be well constructed, and tend to edification when his Word and working are compared together, as the disciples are led to do.
Derivatives
well-conˈstructedness n.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > construction > poor construction or well-constructedness
malconstruction1809
misconstruction1819
well-builtness1899
well-constructedness1975
1975 Stud. Eng. Lit.: Eng. Number (Tokyo) 138 The defect of Mr. Halliburton's well-constructed volume, it seems to me, lies in its well-constructedness.
2009 W. H. Beale Learning from Lang. v. 88 The success of the discourse will depend..upon its well-constructedness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
> as lemmas
well-constructed
a. Formed by construction; usually with qualification, as well-constructed.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > formed or constructed
wroughtOE
wroughtOE
confecta1398
combinedc14..
complosec1420
made1428
counterfeit1463
edificatec1470
construct?a1475
featuredc1500
compact1531
fashioned1535
conflate1541
confectedc1550
framed1565
timbered1570
constitute1589
compacted1598
fact1600
coagulate1610
quilted1617
coagulated1633
conflated1652
composititious1657
made-up1677
compactilea1682
constructed1785
put-together1848
compaginate1877
the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > formed or constructed > well
well-buildedc1330
compact1430
well-composed1485
well built?c1525
well-compacted1548
well-constituted1584
well-constructed1646
thorough-made1649
well-constructed1785
the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [adjective] > construct form of noun
constructed1785
construct1821
1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 523 A well-constructed brain. View more context for this quotation
1885 Athenæum 12 Sept. 332/1 What may be called constructed poetry, or poetry of deliberation.
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