well-languagedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈlaŋɡwɪdʒd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈlæŋɡwɪdʒd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + languaged adj.

Now somewhat archaic.

1. Of a person: having a good command of language; (also) skilled in languages.Chiefly attested between the 18th and mid 20th centuries as an epithet for the poet Samuel Daniel, in allusion to the text of quot. 1616; cf. quots. 1817, 1891.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [adjective] > skilled in a language or languages

languageda1400

well-languagedc1450

linguist1607

linguished1630

mezzofantic1904

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > well-composed > of persons: composing well

well-languagedc1450

c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) 171 A wel-langaged lud let þe king sone Aspien..bi speche of þe lande, In what kyþ were þei kid.

a1500 in Englische Studien (1885) 8 282 May no man..passe, but yef he were..well langaged.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. f. cxxix^v/1 These two sage and well languaged knightes.

1526 Eltham Ordinances in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 155 Of the which number of six gentlemen, diverse be well languaged.

1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer i. sig. E.iiii (margin) Men that will be deemed to be wel languaged.

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. ii. 37 Well-languag'd Danyel.

1639 J. Saltmarsh Pract. Policie 231 Where entreaties are of moment, use well languaged men; thus were the men of Lystra perswaded.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria II. xviii. 82 This poet's well-merited epithet is that of the ‘well-languaged Daniel’.

1891 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 7 Nov. 4/4 Phrases which must make well-languaged Daniel shudder in his shroud.

1917 C. C. Baldwin Airy Nothings 111 That ever this rogue should be so well-languaged.

1954 L. Hotson First Night of ‘Twelfth Night’ i. 29 The well-languaged Elizabeth kept helping Lord Grey interpret the gist of it.

1996 Sunday Times (Nexis) 24 Nov. David Sylvester's About Modern Art..collects the essays of this most perceptive and well-languaged critic.

2. Of speech or writing: expressed in appropriate or effective language; well-worded.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > well-composed

well-faringc1440

well-written1530

well-couched1531

well-penned1560

well-thewed1583

well-expressed1594

well-worded1603

well-turned1623

well-languaged1656

1656 J. Prideaux Συνειδησιλογία: Doctr. Conscience iv. 102 So well contrived, and well languaged Romances..may be allowed to be read.

1692 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 169 His..well languag'd Sermons.

1700 S. Cobb Poetæ Britannici 23 A well Languag'd Version [of the Aeneid] will require An equal Genius, and as strong a Fire.

1866 Caledonian Mercury 6 Apr. The well-languaged letter of your correspondent ‘Newington’ was a sufficient answer.

1872 Independent Statesman (Concord, New Hampsh.) 11 Jan. 118/3 We do not mean that it is not well languaged,..but that the subjects chosen by the word painter lack mellowness.

1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Aug. 548/2 Sir Robert Cordell, whose well-languaged seventeenth-century will..makes interesting reading.

2007 K. Rosen Compl. Idiot's Guide to Closing Sale x. 180 Imagine how much more effective you would be if you could use a predefined, well-languaged response to turn a hostile objection into a new selling opportunity.

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

单词	well-languaged
释义	well-languagedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈlaŋɡwɪdʒd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈlæŋɡwɪdʒd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and languaged adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., languaged adj. Etymology: < well adv. + languaged adj. Now somewhat archaic. 1. Of a person: having a good command of language; (also) skilled in languages.Chiefly attested between the 18th and mid 20th centuries as an epithet for the poet Samuel Daniel, in allusion to the text of quot. 1616; cf. quots. 1817, 1891. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [adjective] > skilled in a language or languages languageda1400 well-languagedc1450 linguist1607 linguished1630 mezzofantic1904 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > well-composed > of persons: composing well well-languagedc1450 c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) 171 A wel-langaged lud let þe king sone Aspien..bi speche of þe lande, In what kyþ were þei kid. a1500 in Englische Studien (1885) 8 282 May no man..passe, but yef he were..well langaged. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. f. cxxix^v/1 These two sage and well languaged knightes. 1526 Eltham Ordinances in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 155 Of the which number of six gentlemen, diverse be well languaged. 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer i. sig. E.iiii (margin) Men that will be deemed to be wel languaged. 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. ii. 37 Well-languag'd Danyel. 1639 J. Saltmarsh Pract. Policie 231 Where entreaties are of moment, use well languaged men; thus were the men of Lystra perswaded. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria II. xviii. 82 This poet's well-merited epithet is that of the ‘well-languaged Daniel’. 1891 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 7 Nov. 4/4 Phrases which must make well-languaged Daniel shudder in his shroud. 1917 C. C. Baldwin Airy Nothings 111 That ever this rogue should be so well-languaged. 1954 L. Hotson First Night of ‘Twelfth Night’ i. 29 The well-languaged Elizabeth kept helping Lord Grey interpret the gist of it. 1996 Sunday Times (Nexis) 24 Nov. David Sylvester's About Modern Art..collects the essays of this most perceptive and well-languaged critic. 2. Of speech or writing: expressed in appropriate or effective language; well-worded. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > well-composed well-faringc1440 well-written1530 well-couched1531 well-penned1560 well-thewed1583 well-expressed1594 well-worded1603 well-turned1623 well-languaged1656 1656 J. Prideaux Συνειδησιλογία: Doctr. Conscience iv. 102 So well contrived, and well languaged Romances..may be allowed to be read. 1692 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 169 His..well languag'd Sermons. 1700 S. Cobb Poetæ Britannici 23 A well Languag'd Version [of the Aeneid] will require An equal Genius, and as strong a Fire. 1866 Caledonian Mercury 6 Apr. The well-languaged letter of your correspondent ‘Newington’ was a sufficient answer. 1872 Independent Statesman (Concord, New Hampsh.) 11 Jan. 118/3 We do not mean that it is not well languaged,..but that the subjects chosen by the word painter lack mellowness. 1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Aug. 548/2 Sir Robert Cordell, whose well-languaged seventeenth-century will..makes interesting reading. 2007 K. Rosen Compl. Idiot's Guide to Closing Sale x. 180 Imagine how much more effective you would be if you could use a predefined, well-languaged response to turn a hostile objection into a new selling opportunity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1450
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