单词 | well-dealing |
释义 | † well-dealingadj. Obsolete. Fair in dealing with others; honest. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [adjective] > fair or equitable > specifically of persons > in dealing well-dealing1584 fair-dealinga1622 1584 T. Lodge Alarum against Vsurers 12 The vsurer that playes all this rie, will yet be counted an honest and well dealing man. a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) i. i. 7 The rancorous outrage of your Duke, To Merchants our well-dealing Countrimen. View more context for this quotation 1713 tr. Cicero Lælius 57 Besides, we should take care to pitch upon a plain, honest, well-dealing Gentleman. 1829 Age 18 Jan. 22/3 Many others are upright and well-dealing men, fair and honourable in business. 1848 H. Curling Shakspere II. ix. 143 The present race were clad in the high-crown hat, the short cloak, and the full trunks of the well-dealing merchant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1584 |
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