well-deservedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛldᵻˈzəːvd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛldəˈzərvd/,

/ˌwɛldiˈzərvd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and deserved adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., deserved adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + deserved adj.

1. Fully merited; rightfully earned.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > that is due > deserved > fully

well-deserved1529

well-earned1606

well-merited1628

1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys i. f.xx Thys godly dede done by hys hyghnes, wyth thacceptacyon of hys godly well deserued tytle of defensoure of the fayth gyuen his grace by the see apostolyque.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xxii. sig. Dd3^v We..caused the wicked Historian to conclude his history, with his owne well-deserued death.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vi. sig. F2 The lignage right, From whence he tooke his weldeserued name.

1619 M. Drayton Barons Warres ii. xliv, in Poems (rev. ed.) 25 Your Bayes must be your well-deserued blame, For your ill actions quench my sacred flame.

1756 C. Smart tr. Horace Satires ii. i, in tr. Horace Wks. II. 111 He who derived a well-deserved title from the destruction of Carthage.

1825 W. Scott Talisman v, in Tales Crusaders III. 129 Until his awful Judge shall at length appoint the well deserved sentence to be carried into execution.

1889 J. B. Bury Hist. Later Rom. Emp. I. 76 The Gildonic war, through which Stilicho won well-deserved laurels.

1912 Province of Quebec for Brit. Emigr. 13 The Eastern townships have also a well deserved reputation as a grazing country.

1999 Vision Newspaper (Univ. York) 8 Mar. 23/2 After the opening goal nothing could stand in their way and they cruised to a well deserved victory.

2. Of a person: that has fully earned something; worthy. Cf. deserved adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > deserving (good or ill) > deserving by merit

worthyOE

worthc1175

well worthyc1390

well-deserving1545

deserving1576

desertful1583

desertive1596

deserveda1616

well-deserveda1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 189 If I breake time, or flinch in property Of what I spoke, vnpittied let me die, And well deseru'd.

1648 W. L. Newes from Turkie (new ed.) 26 We then have sent Sir Sackvile Crow, one of the Prime in Honour and esteeme of Our Royall Court, and Our beloved and well deserved Servant.

1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite iii. in Fables 89 Long Love to her has born the faithful Knight, And well deserv'd, had Fortune done him Right.

1892 Leicester Chron. & Leics. Mercury 17 Sept. 7/1 Leaving Wright the well-deserved winner of Lord Loudoun's trophy.

1892 Albany Law Jrnl. 45 (Biogr. dept.) 8/2 The members of the firm of Gardiner & Selden were the well-deserved recipients of many honors.

1912 Publishers' Circular 9 Mar. 355/1 No further scoring took place, and the Edina retired well deserved winners.

1997 T. Reilly Jannus Pref. p. xii A founder of the Florida Aviation Historical Society, and well-deserved recipient of the prestigious Percival Fansler Award.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	well-deserved
释义	well-deservedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛldᵻˈzəːvd/, U.S. /ˌwɛldəˈzərvd/, /ˌwɛldiˈzərvd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and deserved adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., deserved adj. Etymology: < well adv. + deserved adj. 1. Fully merited; rightfully earned. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > that is due > deserved > fully well-deserved1529 well-earned1606 well-merited1628 1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys i. f.xx Thys godly dede done by hys hyghnes, wyth thacceptacyon of hys godly well deserued tytle of defensoure of the fayth gyuen his grace by the see apostolyque. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xxii. sig. Dd3^v We..caused the wicked Historian to conclude his history, with his owne well-deserued death. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vi. sig. F2 The lignage right, From whence he tooke his weldeserued name. 1619 M. Drayton Barons Warres ii. xliv, in Poems (rev. ed.) 25 Your Bayes must be your well-deserued blame, For your ill actions quench my sacred flame. 1756 C. Smart tr. Horace Satires ii. i, in tr. Horace Wks. II. 111 He who derived a well-deserved title from the destruction of Carthage. 1825 W. Scott Talisman v, in Tales Crusaders III. 129 Until his awful Judge shall at length appoint the well deserved sentence to be carried into execution. 1889 J. B. Bury Hist. Later Rom. Emp. I. 76 The Gildonic war, through which Stilicho won well-deserved laurels. 1912 Province of Quebec for Brit. Emigr. 13 The Eastern townships have also a well deserved reputation as a grazing country. 1999 Vision Newspaper (Univ. York) 8 Mar. 23/2 After the opening goal nothing could stand in their way and they cruised to a well deserved victory. 2. Of a person: that has fully earned something; worthy. Cf. deserved adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > deserving (good or ill) > deserving by merit worthyOE worthc1175 well worthyc1390 well-deserving1545 deserving1576 desertful1583 desertive1596 deserveda1616 well-deserveda1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 189 If I breake time, or flinch in property Of what I spoke, vnpittied let me die, And well deseru'd. View more context for this quotation 1648 W. L. Newes from Turkie (new ed.) 26 We then have sent Sir Sackvile Crow, one of the Prime in Honour and esteeme of Our Royall Court, and Our beloved and well deserved Servant. 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite iii. in Fables 89 Long Love to her has born the faithful Knight, And well deserv'd, had Fortune done him Right. 1892 Leicester Chron. & Leics. Mercury 17 Sept. 7/1 Leaving Wright the well-deserved winner of Lord Loudoun's trophy. 1892 Albany Law Jrnl. 45 (Biogr. dept.) 8/2 The members of the firm of Gardiner & Selden were the well-deserved recipients of many honors. 1912 Publishers' Circular 9 Mar. 355/1 No further scoring took place, and the Edina retired well deserved winners. 1997 T. Reilly Jannus Pref. p. xii A founder of the Florida Aviation Historical Society, and well-deserved recipient of the prestigious Percival Fansler Award. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1529
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