well-maturedadj.
/ˌwɛlməˈtʃʊəd/, /ˌwɛlməˈtjʊəd/, /ˌwɛlməˈtʃɔːd/, /ˌwɛlməˈtjɔːd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlməˈtʃərd/, /ˌwɛlməˈtʃʊ(ə)rd/, /ˌwɛlməˈt(j)ʊ(ə)rd/ Thoroughly or fully matured.
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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
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §320 The Apples couered in the Lime and Ashes, were well Matured; As appeared both in their Yellownesse, and Sweetnesse.
1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 53 Cast..on this a layer of well-matur'd Dung.
1749 W. Melmoth Lett. by Sir Thomas Fitzosborne II. lvi. 81 Sound thought and well-matured reflection.
1786 Morning Chron. 18 Jan. They will be driven from their deliberate and well matured opinions, by the clamours and outrages of a few insignificant and factious individuals.
1818 Mem. Caledonian Hort. Soc. 2 112 An annual crop of well matured peaches, nectarines or Moorpark apricots.
1897 Cent. Mag. May 104/2 This quiet but intense thinking and the well-matured ideas which resulted from it.
1927 S. Child Landscape Archit. 192 In the interests of a well-matured program, Wacker's Manual of the Plan of Chicago has been prepared.
1955 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 19 416/2 The ensilage had contained quite a few well matured ears of corn.
2000 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 20 May 26 The scent of vanilla is often found in a well-matured whisky through fermentation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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