well-occupiedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈɒkjᵿpʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈɑkjəˌpaɪd/

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

Etymology: < well adv. + occupied adj.

1. Busy, fully occupied; usefully engaged.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > fully or constantly

busya1398

well-occupied1530

bebusied1603

throng1627

polyponous1853

busy-busy1900

1530 R. Whitford Notable Lesson sig. A.iii Tyme that vnto al persones wel ocupied, is veray precious, & dere.

?1551 A. Bacon in tr. B. Ochino 14 Serm. To Rdr. sig. A.ii Thorow the honest trauel of a wel occupied Ientelwoman, and verteouse meyden they speake in Englyshe.

a1670 J. Hacket Cent. Serm. (1675) 888 An Artist more busie than well occupied, that made a Charriot for a Fly to draw it.

1766 W. Kenrick Falstaff's Wedding ii. vi. 26 I can tell ye the posts I should have procur'd for these noble 'squires: and by'r lady, thou wilt say they would have been well occupied.

1886 Builder 20 Mar. 437/1 The camera may be left to itself, by an eager well-occupied student, if the light is deficient, and the image is consequently coming on at an easy rate.

1902 J. G. Birch Trav. N. & Central China viii. 132 Their cook too is a well-occupied man, hard at work all day from dawn to dark to provide food for the 22 hungry men who form crew and trackers.

1990 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 15 Apr. Jackson..is about to add another job to [his] already well-occupied life.

2. Highly or densely populated; well-peopled.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [adjective] > populous

well-inhabited?a1425

populousc1425

well-peopleda1475

well-occupied1555

populate?1575

popular1588

well-populated1654

1555 Actes 2 & 3 Philip & Mary c. 14 f. xxix Very much people there inhabyting set on worke, as weauers, fullers, walkers, spynners & carders, wherby the sayd citie was wel occupied.

1650 Hobart's Rep. (new ed.) 111 The last intended Parliament..was a large and well occupied Parliament, yet because no Act passed, nor Record is of it, it was resolued by all the Judges to be no Parliament.

1788 N. Douglas Afr. Slave Trade 82 This would grant a happy delivery to our prisons and gibbets, which are at present so well occupied.

1850 C. R. Smith Antiq. Richborough 153 The unusual number of coins of this emperor, and of his successor..shew certainly that the place was well occupied during their reigns.

1903 Engin. Mag. Apr. 102/1 Interurban electric lines..passing through a well-occupied country, must be to divert the greater portion of the local traffic from the steam railways of the district.

2006 G. Dahlquist Glass Bks. Dream Eaters (2009) ii. 121 Entry to the house was..past a well-occupied guard's hut.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-occupied
释义	well-occupiedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈɒkjᵿpʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈɑkjəˌpaɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., occupied adj. Etymology: < well adv. + occupied adj. 1. Busy, fully occupied; usefully engaged. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > fully or constantly busya1398 well-occupied1530 bebusied1603 throng1627 polyponous1853 busy-busy1900 1530 R. Whitford Notable Lesson sig. A.iii Tyme that vnto al persones wel ocupied, is veray precious, & dere. ?1551 A. Bacon in tr. B. Ochino 14 Serm. To Rdr. sig. A.ii Thorow the honest trauel of a wel occupied Ientelwoman, and verteouse meyden they speake in Englyshe. a1670 J. Hacket Cent. Serm. (1675) 888 An Artist more busie than well occupied, that made a Charriot for a Fly to draw it. 1766 W. Kenrick Falstaff's Wedding ii. vi. 26 I can tell ye the posts I should have procur'd for these noble 'squires: and by'r lady, thou wilt say they would have been well occupied. 1886 Builder 20 Mar. 437/1 The camera may be left to itself, by an eager well-occupied student, if the light is deficient, and the image is consequently coming on at an easy rate. 1902 J. G. Birch Trav. N. & Central China viii. 132 Their cook too is a well-occupied man, hard at work all day from dawn to dark to provide food for the 22 hungry men who form crew and trackers. 1990 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 15 Apr. Jackson..is about to add another job to [his] already well-occupied life. 2. Highly or densely populated; well-peopled. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [adjective] > populous well-inhabited?a1425 populousc1425 well-peopleda1475 well-occupied1555 populate?1575 popular1588 well-populated1654 1555 Actes 2 & 3 Philip & Mary c. 14 f. xxix Very much people there inhabyting set on worke, as weauers, fullers, walkers, spynners & carders, wherby the sayd citie was wel occupied. 1650 Hobart's Rep. (new ed.) 111 The last intended Parliament..was a large and well occupied Parliament, yet because no Act passed, nor Record is of it, it was resolued by all the Judges to be no Parliament. 1788 N. Douglas Afr. Slave Trade 82 This would grant a happy delivery to our prisons and gibbets, which are at present so well occupied. 1850 C. R. Smith Antiq. Richborough 153 The unusual number of coins of this emperor, and of his successor..shew certainly that the place was well occupied during their reigns. 1903 Engin. Mag. Apr. 102/1 Interurban electric lines..passing through a well-occupied country, must be to divert the greater portion of the local traffic from the steam railways of the district. 2006 G. Dahlquist Glass Bks. Dream Eaters (2009) ii. 121 Entry to the house was..past a well-occupied guard's hut. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1530
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