单词 | well-dealt |
释义 | well-dealtadj. Skilfully dealt (in various senses); esp. (of a blow) well-delivered. ΚΠ a1644 F. Quarles Virgin Widow (1649) i. 6 How durst you be so bold to snatch my wel-dealt Cards out of my skilfull hand? 1859 Habits Good Society v. 191 One well-dealt blow settles the whole matter. 1888 Ethical Rec. Apr. 15 Nothing pleases a freethinking congregation like a well-dealt side-thrust at Christianity. 1910 G. L. Petrie Jacob's Sons xi. 164 By a single well-dealt blow, by iron point, death enters at the temple of the sleeping warrior. 2007 D. McGrady Eating Royally 88 It was a menu befitting our royal guests and a well-dealt response to our French critics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1644 |
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