well-letteredadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈlɛtəd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈlɛdərd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + lettered adj.

Thoroughly acquainted with or instructed in letters; highly educated, very learned.

ΘΚΠ

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

ripeOE

deepc1175

profoundc1300

well-lettereda1387

well-groundeda1438

sad1523

well-knowledged1595

solid1600

well-tutored1600

accomplished1603

grounded1613

deep-read1639

scientissimous1650

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 141 Sche was..an holy womman, wys and redy, and well i-lettred [c1400 Tiber. ylettert; L. litterata].

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xii. l. 235 (MED) Ryght wel ywittede men, and wel lettred [v.rr. y-lettered, i-lettred] clerkes, Selde arn þei seien so lyue as þei lere.

a1425 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Bodl.) 7895 Prest weyl lettred [a1400 Harl. wel y-lettred] ys to blame Þat letteþ nat..To pleye wyþ wymmen.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. ccccxxvii/1 The whiche..was..also in theologye wel letterd.

1528 J. Skelton Honorificatissimo: Replycacion agaynst Yong Scolers sig. Aiii^v Lyke heretykes confettred Ye count your selfe wele lettred.

1597 T. Beard Theatre Gods Iudgements ii. vii. 247 Quintius Valerius a wise and well lettered man.

a1639 H. Wotton Difference & Disparity Duke of Buckingham & Earl of Essex in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 66 If a nimble and fluent expression, and delivery of his mind..in a natural and proper dialect be considered, he was well letter'd.

1681 N. M. Modest Apol. for Students of Edenburgh 12 The little boyes of the Town, such as you would have suspected..were scarce yet so well lettered as to spell Po-pe-ry.

1772 Genuine Lett. from Gentleman to Young Lady I. xv. 43 A fervent Piety is the necessary and indispensable Qualification of a wise, well-lettered, and a polished Mind.

1858 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem I. lvi. 220 Happy and well-lettered peasantry.

1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) xlii. 212 The Bishop..would not himself have made a bad cardinal, being polished and plausible, well-lettered, yet quite a man of the world.

1919 J. H. McCarthy God of Love viii. 118 Vittoria was a woman well accomplished in the arts, well-lettered, speaking several tongues with ease, well-read, too.

1980 M. Prestwich Three Edwards (1981) v. 158 Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, who died in 1315, was described as eminently well-lettered.

2010 S. Packer Superheroes & Superegos i. 13 Wertham was an otherwise well-lettered, well-published, socially conscious, and racially progressive psychiatrist.

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

单词	well-lettered
释义	well-letteredadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈlɛtəd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈlɛdərd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and lettered adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., lettered adj. Etymology: < well adv. + lettered adj. Thoroughly acquainted with or instructed in letters; highly educated, very learned. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective] > very learned ripeOE deepc1175 profoundc1300 well-lettereda1387 well-groundeda1438 sad1523 well-knowledged1595 solid1600 well-tutored1600 accomplished1603 grounded1613 deep-read1639 scientissimous1650 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 141 Sche was..an holy womman, wys and redy, and well i-lettred [c1400 Tiber. ylettert; L. litterata]. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xii. l. 235 (MED) Ryght wel ywittede men, and wel lettred [v.rr. y-lettered, i-lettred] clerkes, Selde arn þei seien so lyue as þei lere. a1425 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Bodl.) 7895 Prest weyl lettred [a1400 Harl. wel y-lettred] ys to blame Þat letteþ nat..To pleye wyþ wymmen. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. ccccxxvii/1 The whiche..was..also in theologye wel letterd. 1528 J. Skelton Honorificatissimo: Replycacion agaynst Yong Scolers sig. Aiii^v Lyke heretykes confettred Ye count your selfe wele lettred. 1597 T. Beard Theatre Gods Iudgements ii. vii. 247 Quintius Valerius a wise and well lettered man. a1639 H. Wotton Difference & Disparity Duke of Buckingham & Earl of Essex in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 66 If a nimble and fluent expression, and delivery of his mind..in a natural and proper dialect be considered, he was well letter'd. 1681 N. M. Modest Apol. for Students of Edenburgh 12 The little boyes of the Town, such as you would have suspected..were scarce yet so well lettered as to spell Po-pe-ry. 1772 Genuine Lett. from Gentleman to Young Lady I. xv. 43 A fervent Piety is the necessary and indispensable Qualification of a wise, well-lettered, and a polished Mind. 1858 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem I. lvi. 220 Happy and well-lettered peasantry. 1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) xlii. 212 The Bishop..would not himself have made a bad cardinal, being polished and plausible, well-lettered, yet quite a man of the world. 1919 J. H. McCarthy God of Love viii. 118 Vittoria was a woman well accomplished in the arts, well-lettered, speaking several tongues with ease, well-read, too. 1980 M. Prestwich Three Edwards (1981) v. 158 Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, who died in 1315, was described as eminently well-lettered. 2010 S. Packer Superheroes & Superegos i. 13 Wertham was an otherwise well-lettered, well-published, socially conscious, and racially progressive psychiatrist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1387
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