well-drivenadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈdrɪvn/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈdrɪv(ə)n/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and drive v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., driven , drive v.

Etymology: < well adv. + driven, past participle of drive v.

1. Of an object: propelled into something thoroughly, effectively, or with great force.

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?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxix^v Let thy stakes be well driuen, that the poynt take the harde yerth.

1607 B. Jonson Volpone iii. viii. sig. H3^v O, that his well-driu'n sword Had beene so curteous, to haue cleft me downe, Vnto the nauill, êre I liu'd to see [etc.] .

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xi. 386 This said, he threw quite through his shield, his fell and well-driuen lance.

1774 tr. Sidonius Panegyric on Athemius in tr. J. Battely Antiq. Richborough & Reculver 133 An orb unsew'd With well-driven hooks the breast-plate join'd.

1823 H. R. Palmer Descr. Railway New Princ. 36 Conscious of the enormous weight which a well-driven pile will support without yielding.

2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 3 Sept. 22 A well driven nail should penetrate 2½ to three times the thickness of the piece it is joining.

2. Of a vehicle, now usually a motor vehicle: skilfully, expertly, or smoothly controlled by the driver.

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1853 F. Galton Narr. Explorer Trop. S. Afr. x. 311 A light well-driven waggon might do it in forty days.

1885 Bell's Life in London 17 Jan. 7/7 There are few persons to whom the motion of a well driven coach does not give infinite pleasure.

1918 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch 5 May 9/1 A well-driven motor truck will do from three to four times the work of a horse-drawn vehicle.

1955 Washington Post 5 June (Amer. Weekly section) 12/3 Passengers in a well-driven car..are never thrown sidewise, shaken up, jerked around or unnerved.

2012 R. Mills Carroll Shelby xiii. 109 A well-driven Porsche RS nipped past them to take the second spot.

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

单词	well-driven
释义	well-drivenadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈdrɪvn/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈdrɪv(ə)n/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and drive v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., driven , drive v. Etymology: < well adv. + driven, past participle of drive v. 1. Of an object: propelled into something thoroughly, effectively, or with great force. ΚΠ ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxix^v Let thy stakes be well driuen, that the poynt take the harde yerth. 1607 B. Jonson Volpone iii. viii. sig. H3^v O, that his well-driu'n sword Had beene so curteous, to haue cleft me downe, Vnto the nauill, êre I liu'd to see [etc.] . View more context for this quotation ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xi. 386 This said, he threw quite through his shield, his fell and well-driuen lance. 1774 tr. Sidonius Panegyric on Athemius in tr. J. Battely Antiq. Richborough & Reculver 133 An orb unsew'd With well-driven hooks the breast-plate join'd. 1823 H. R. Palmer Descr. Railway New Princ. 36 Conscious of the enormous weight which a well-driven pile will support without yielding. 2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 3 Sept. 22 A well driven nail should penetrate 2½ to three times the thickness of the piece it is joining. 2. Of a vehicle, now usually a motor vehicle: skilfully, expertly, or smoothly controlled by the driver. ΚΠ 1853 F. Galton Narr. Explorer Trop. S. Afr. x. 311 A light well-driven waggon might do it in forty days. 1885 Bell's Life in London 17 Jan. 7/7 There are few persons to whom the motion of a well driven coach does not give infinite pleasure. 1918 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch 5 May 9/1 A well-driven motor truck will do from three to four times the work of a horse-drawn vehicle. 1955 Washington Post 5 June (Amer. Weekly section) 12/3 Passengers in a well-driven car..are never thrown sidewise, shaken up, jerked around or unnerved. 2012 R. Mills Carroll Shelby xiii. 109 A well-driven Porsche RS nipped past them to take the second spot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?1523
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