well-digestedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛldʌɪˈdʒɛstᵻd/,

/ˌwɛldᵻˈdʒɛstᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˌdaɪˈdʒɛstᵻd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + digested adj.

†1. Of the pus in an ulcer, wound, etc.: well-formed, mature. Of a wound, ulcer, etc.: producing such pus. Cf. digest v. 9. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1565 J. Hall tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. 107 Thou shalt perceive Lanfranke alwaies..to mean by Saniem, the same quitture, whyte and thicke to beholde, light to touche, and equall, or eche waye lyke to it selfe, and not stinkyng: whiche Galen calleth Pus laudabile, and we good or well digested matter.

1610 S. H. tr. Hippocrates Whole Aphorismes 88 Hot water yeeldeth vnto vs a great token of security, and safety in that vlcer and sore in which it causeth ripe and wel digested matter.

1677 T. Sherley tr. T. T. de Mayerne Medicinal Councels 41 Upon the opening of it by Mr. Juis..did pour out laudable, and well digested Pus, (or Matter).

1741 Gentleman's Mag. July 435/1 This ulcer shall change its putrid discharge to a well digested matter.

1797 Encycl. Brit. VII. 159/1 Poultices may be continued till such time as the wound appears to be well digested (that is, a kindly suppuration of white well-concocted matter).

1809 B. Parr London Med. Dict. I. 99/2 The custom of finishing by a roller [bandage] from below upward..causes inflammation, pain, and sanies, instead of a well-digested matter.

1863 Dental Cosmos 4 631 We will find well-digested pus and blood are the only discharges coming from the cut.

a. Produced by or reflecting careful thought or consideration; well thought-out.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > invention, devising > [adjective] > invented, devised > with care

well-digested1577

well-studied1583

well-considered1590

well-measured1606

1577 R. Davies Funerall Serm. Epist. sig. ❧.iii A welwiller of yours hath ioyned to this Sermon..his stately discent in well digested Latine verses.

1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill sig. A2 A faithfull, elegant, sinewie, and well digested historie.

1602 S. Patrick tr. I. Gentillet Disc. Wel Governing iii. vii. 189 Charles le Sage..did nothing but by well digested counsell without rashnesse.

1648 J. White Serm. at Dorchester Ep. Ded. sig. A4 For the publishing of these Impolished and scarce well-digested meditations, [I] pleade my Apologie in this act.

1767 J. Hanway Lett. Importance Rising Generation II. xli. 171 One of the most plain, christian-like, and well-digested plans that was ever conceived in the heart of a Prince.

1824 D. Booth Art of Brewing Pref. p. iv The system of monopoly, and the well digested plan which the large brewers have acted upon, will soon receive their death-blow.

1867 A. Barry Life & Wks. Sir C. Barry viii. 281 A scheme..which will probably be thought to show well-digested principle.

1923 Times 23 Feb. 21/2 There is some possibility of expert opinion arriving at agreement and putting forward well-digested views as a basis of action.

1991 Bostonia June 6/1 Peter Lubin is fortunate to have the luxury of such unlimited space to indulge his..well-digested observations.

†b. Methodically arranged; clearly or concisely set-out. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > ordered or systematically arranged > well-ordered or well-arranged

well-disposeda1398

arrayedc1405

well-laid1577

methodical1650

well-digested1708

well-ordered1712

well-arranged1823

well-structured1837

1708 J. Chamberlayne Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 22) ii. iii. xi. 540 The College..has..a well digested Library.

1732 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 3 No. 15. xii. 255 At the end of each Volume [is] a copious well-digested Index.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. iii. §2. 354 Regular and well-digested Accounts of the Phaenomena of the Natural World.

1827 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 412 We want..an abstract of voyages, travels, and surveys, with a well-digested appendix of results and estimates.

3. Designating food that has undergone the process of digestion well or fully, or on which the process of digestion is nearly complete. Also: easy to digest.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > [adjective] > digested

digesta1398

concoct1534

decoct1541

well-digesteda1594

digested1611

concocted1647

subacted1822

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > digestible > easily digested or light

lighteOE

subtlea1398

convertiblec1400

subtilty1528

slipper1539

well-digesteda1594

benign1638

a1594 W. Wilkinson tr. M. Luther Pref. Epist. S. Paule to Romanes sig. Aiii^v I account it [sc. this epistle] worthy not only of all Christians to be knowen from their childhood..but also (being by dayly and continual meditation as it were chewed and concocted) euen as wel digested meat to descend and enter into our innermost bowels.

a1613 T. Overbury Wife (1614) sig. B8 That goodly frame we see of Flesh and bloode Their Fashion is, not weight, it is I say But their Laye-part, but well digested foode.

1753 J. Lind Treat. Scurvy ii. viii. 319 The strength and vigour of our bodies being supported chiefly by well-digested food.

1829 ‘Hortator’ Simplicity of Health xii. 53 The additional food, aided by warm drink, acts as a gentle provocative in discharging the well-digested breakfast and dinner of the day before.

1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat x. 154 One feels so forgiving and generous after a substantial and well-digested meal—so noble-minded, so kindly-hearted.

1907 C. D. Woods Food value Corn & Corn Products 31 Corn meal..and other corn foods are cheap and apparently well-digested sources of both protein and energy.

2010 Star (Shelby, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 15 Apr. The stomach contains 30 grams of well digested food particles.

†4. Of a person: (perhaps) mature; grave; wise. Obsolete. rare.Cf. digest v. 7, digest adj. 2, and quot. a1734 at digested adj. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective]

yleredc897

keena1000

wisec1000

leredc1154

wittya1225

cunningc1325

taughta1382

clergialc1386

wittilyc1400

philosophicala1425

erudite?a1475

clergyable1488

informeda1500

studieda1513

estudied1550

learned1556

well-read?1576

scholarly1583

scholarlike1588

well-digested1602

literated1611

artificial1618

scienced1636

clerk-like1638

scollardicall1654

philosophic1665

virtuosoa1667

virtuousa1680

doct1694

blue-stockinged1791

bluestocking1793

scholared1830

eruditical1832

1602 B. Jonson Poetaster v. iii. sig. M^v If they should confidently praise their workes, In them it would appeare Inflation; Which, in a full, and well-digested man, Cannot receiue that foule abusiue name.

†5. Probably: fully matured or ripened. Obsolete. rare.It is also possible to interpret quot. 1657 as showing sense 3 with the meaning ‘easy to digest’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready > mature or matured

digesta1398

ripea1398

fledge1398

concoct1534

seasoned1545

well-seasoned1545

ripened1561

seeded1567

fledged1579

thorough-seasoned1605

matured1626

well-matured1626

advanced1646

concocted1647

digested1657

well-digested1657

predigested1663

maturated1698

drop-ripe1724

well-developed1769

mellowed1798

fully-fledged1906

1657 Bp. J. Taylor Disc. Friendship 12 Some have splendid fires, aromatic spices, rich wines, and well digested fruits..because they dwell in his [sc. the sun's] eye.

6. Of manure, compost, or sewage sludge: fully or largely decomposed.

ΚΠ

1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 112 We find by experience, a well digested Compost beneficial to almost all the vegetable Family.

1776 Ld. Kames Gentleman Farmer i. v. 107 Lay well-digested horse-dung along the furrows.

1885 A. S. Welch Rep. Organization & Managem. Seven Agric. Schools vii. 84 It must be enriched by spreading and harrowing in fifteen cart-loads of well-digested manure to the acre.

1906 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 25 720 It has, when fresh, the faint, not unpleasant odour of well-digested septic sludge.

1974 R. Loehr Agric. Waste Managem. vii. 317 Odor complaints are unlikely when well-digested waste solids are disposed of on sand-drying beds or on the land for final disposal.

2010 N. L. Nemerow Industr. Waste Treatm. ix. 157 Well-digested sewage sludge will de-water more readily than partly-digested sludge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-digested
释义	well-digestedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛldʌɪˈdʒɛstᵻd/, /ˌwɛldᵻˈdʒɛstᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˌdaɪˈdʒɛstᵻd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and digested adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., digested adj. Etymology: < well adv. + digested adj. †1. Of the pus in an ulcer, wound, etc.: well-formed, mature. Of a wound, ulcer, etc.: producing such pus. Cf. digest v. 9. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1565 J. Hall tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. 107 Thou shalt perceive Lanfranke alwaies..to mean by Saniem, the same quitture, whyte and thicke to beholde, light to touche, and equall, or eche waye lyke to it selfe, and not stinkyng: whiche Galen calleth Pus laudabile, and we good or well digested matter. 1610 S. H. tr. Hippocrates Whole Aphorismes 88 Hot water yeeldeth vnto vs a great token of security, and safety in that vlcer and sore in which it causeth ripe and wel digested matter. 1677 T. Sherley tr. T. T. de Mayerne Medicinal Councels 41 Upon the opening of it by Mr. Juis..did pour out laudable, and well digested Pus, (or Matter). 1741 Gentleman's Mag. July 435/1 This ulcer shall change its putrid discharge to a well digested matter. 1797 Encycl. Brit. VII. 159/1 Poultices may be continued till such time as the wound appears to be well digested (that is, a kindly suppuration of white well-concocted matter). 1809 B. Parr London Med. Dict. I. 99/2 The custom of finishing by a roller [bandage] from below upward..causes inflammation, pain, and sanies, instead of a well-digested matter. 1863 Dental Cosmos 4 631 We will find well-digested pus and blood are the only discharges coming from the cut. 2. a. Produced by or reflecting careful thought or consideration; well thought-out. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > invention, devising > [adjective] > invented, devised > with care well-digested1577 well-studied1583 well-considered1590 well-measured1606 1577 R. Davies Funerall Serm. Epist. sig. ❧.iii A welwiller of yours hath ioyned to this Sermon..his stately discent in well digested Latine verses. 1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill sig. A2 A faithfull, elegant, sinewie, and well digested historie. 1602 S. Patrick tr. I. Gentillet Disc. Wel Governing iii. vii. 189 Charles le Sage..did nothing but by well digested counsell without rashnesse. 1648 J. White Serm. at Dorchester Ep. Ded. sig. A4 For the publishing of these Impolished and scarce well-digested meditations, [I] pleade my Apologie in this act. 1767 J. Hanway Lett. Importance Rising Generation II. xli. 171 One of the most plain, christian-like, and well-digested plans that was ever conceived in the heart of a Prince. 1824 D. Booth Art of Brewing Pref. p. iv The system of monopoly, and the well digested plan which the large brewers have acted upon, will soon receive their death-blow. 1867 A. Barry Life & Wks. Sir C. Barry viii. 281 A scheme..which will probably be thought to show well-digested principle. 1923 Times 23 Feb. 21/2 There is some possibility of expert opinion arriving at agreement and putting forward well-digested views as a basis of action. 1991 Bostonia June 6/1 Peter Lubin is fortunate to have the luxury of such unlimited space to indulge his..well-digested observations. †b. Methodically arranged; clearly or concisely set-out. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > ordered or systematically arranged > well-ordered or well-arranged well-disposeda1398 arrayedc1405 well-laid1577 methodical1650 well-digested1708 well-ordered1712 well-arranged1823 well-structured1837 1708 J. Chamberlayne Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 22) ii. iii. xi. 540 The College..has..a well digested Library. 1732 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 3 No. 15. xii. 255 At the end of each Volume [is] a copious well-digested Index. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. iii. §2. 354 Regular and well-digested Accounts of the Phaenomena of the Natural World. 1827 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 412 We want..an abstract of voyages, travels, and surveys, with a well-digested appendix of results and estimates. 3. Designating food that has undergone the process of digestion well or fully, or on which the process of digestion is nearly complete. Also: easy to digest. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > [adjective] > digested digesta1398 concoct1534 decoct1541 well-digesteda1594 digested1611 concocted1647 subacted1822 the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > digestible > easily digested or light lighteOE subtlea1398 convertiblec1400 subtilty1528 slipper1539 well-digesteda1594 benign1638 a1594 W. Wilkinson tr. M. Luther Pref. Epist. S. Paule to Romanes sig. Aiii^v I account it [sc. this epistle] worthy not only of all Christians to be knowen from their childhood..but also (being by dayly and continual meditation as it were chewed and concocted) euen as wel digested meat to descend and enter into our innermost bowels. a1613 T. Overbury Wife (1614) sig. B8 That goodly frame we see of Flesh and bloode Their Fashion is, not weight, it is I say But their Laye-part, but well digested foode. 1753 J. Lind Treat. Scurvy ii. viii. 319 The strength and vigour of our bodies being supported chiefly by well-digested food. 1829 ‘Hortator’ Simplicity of Health xii. 53 The additional food, aided by warm drink, acts as a gentle provocative in discharging the well-digested breakfast and dinner of the day before. 1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat x. 154 One feels so forgiving and generous after a substantial and well-digested meal—so noble-minded, so kindly-hearted. 1907 C. D. Woods Food value Corn & Corn Products 31 Corn meal..and other corn foods are cheap and apparently well-digested sources of both protein and energy. 2010 Star (Shelby, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 15 Apr. The stomach contains 30 grams of well digested food particles. †4. Of a person: (perhaps) mature; grave; wise. Obsolete. rare.Cf. digest v. 7, digest adj. 2, and quot. a1734 at digested adj. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective] yleredc897 keena1000 wisec1000 leredc1154 wittya1225 cunningc1325 taughta1382 clergialc1386 wittilyc1400 philosophicala1425 erudite?a1475 clergyable1488 informeda1500 studieda1513 estudied1550 learned1556 well-read?1576 scholarly1583 scholarlike1588 well-digested1602 literated1611 artificial1618 scienced1636 clerk-like1638 scollardicall1654 philosophic1665 virtuosoa1667 virtuousa1680 doct1694 blue-stockinged1791 bluestocking1793 scholared1830 eruditical1832 1602 B. Jonson Poetaster v. iii. sig. M^v If they should confidently praise their workes, In them it would appeare Inflation; Which, in a full, and well-digested man, Cannot receiue that foule abusiue name. View more context for this quotation †5. Probably: fully matured or ripened. Obsolete. rare.It is also possible to interpret quot. 1657 as showing sense 3 with the meaning ‘easy to digest’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready > mature or matured digesta1398 ripea1398 fledge1398 concoct1534 seasoned1545 well-seasoned1545 ripened1561 seeded1567 fledged1579 thorough-seasoned1605 matured1626 well-matured1626 advanced1646 concocted1647 digested1657 well-digested1657 predigested1663 maturated1698 drop-ripe1724 well-developed1769 mellowed1798 fully-fledged1906 1657 Bp. J. Taylor Disc. Friendship 12 Some have splendid fires, aromatic spices, rich wines, and well digested fruits..because they dwell in his [sc. the sun's] eye. 6. Of manure, compost, or sewage sludge: fully or largely decomposed. ΚΠ 1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 112 We find by experience, a well digested Compost beneficial to almost all the vegetable Family. 1776 Ld. Kames Gentleman Farmer i. v. 107 Lay well-digested horse-dung along the furrows. 1885 A. S. Welch Rep. Organization & Managem. Seven Agric. Schools vii. 84 It must be enriched by spreading and harrowing in fifteen cart-loads of well-digested manure to the acre. 1906 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 25 720 It has, when fresh, the faint, not unpleasant odour of well-digested septic sludge. 1974 R. Loehr Agric. Waste Managem. vii. 317 Odor complaints are unlikely when well-digested waste solids are disposed of on sand-drying beds or on the land for final disposal. 2010 N. L. Nemerow Industr. Waste Treatm. ix. 157 Well-digested sewage sludge will de-water more readily than partly-digested sludge. 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