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单词 well-dealt
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well-dealtadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈdɛlt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈdɛlt/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and deal v.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English dealt , deal v.
Etymology: < well adv. + dealt, past participle of deal v.
Skilfully dealt (in various senses); esp. (of a blow) well-delivered.
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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).
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