well-mingledadj.
/ˌwɛlˈmɪŋɡld/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈmɪŋɡ(ə)ld/ Thoroughly or properly mingled; of good or very mixed composition.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective] > thoroughly
permixed?1440
well-mingled?1578
well-mixeda1586
well-blended1708
?1578 Orders to be executed in Places infected with Plague sig. D.ii Put thereto two spoonfulles of Vineger, two ounces of good Sugar, boyle all these together vntill they be wel mingled.
a1672 Earl of Sandwich tr. A. A. Barba Art of Metals (1674) xii. 47 They [sc. plants and animals] cannot be of so uniform, and well mingled a temperament as the Stones are.
1700 S. Wesley Epist. Poetry 21 Nothing so long as may the Reader tire, But all the just well-mingled Scenes admire.
1709 I. Watts Horæ Lyricæ (ed. 2) ii. 263 How blest the lovely Pair Beyond Expression, if well-mingled Loves And Woes well-mingled could improve our Bliss!
1835 Hort. Reg. & Gardener's Mag. Dec. 448 A thick hedge of well-mingled sorts is always beautiful.
1911 J. W. Beach Comic Spirit G. Meredith xii. 221 An indefinable savor, product of many well-mingled ingredients.
1996 Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jrnl. (Nexis) 28 Apr. 3 You hear a lot in television about ensemble casts, about a supposedly well-mingled group of actors joined in pursuit of a common goal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.?1578