well-pennedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈpɛnd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈpɛnd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and pen v.² and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., pen v.², -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < well adv. + pen v.² + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly later penned adj.²

Skilfully written.

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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

1560 J. Heywood in tr. Seneca Thyestes Pref. sig. ❧^v It is the negligence of them, and partly lacke of skill That dooth the woorks with paynes well pend full ofte disgrace and spill.

?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 10 She floting too land, met her Maiesty with a wel penned meter.

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie iii. x. sig. H4 His huge long scraped stock Of well penn'd playes.

1603 J. Davies Microcosmos 211 A wel-pen'd Poëm.

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush i. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kk3/1 He will not..lend Upon the assurance of a well-pen'd Letter.

1757 S. Foote Author i. 3 A well penn'd Address.

1798 A. Musgrave Solemn Injunction II. viii. 160 A speech..in which he displayed great oratorical powers and well-penned sensibility.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. v. 83 The stranger then, in a well-penned speech, announced herself as that famous Lady of the Lake.

1868 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 546 A well-penned oration or tract.

1955 Independent-Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 23 Oct. w10/5 A well penned letter, full of personal news.

2006 H. F. Powell Be Incredibly Sexy xlv. 197 Women are extremely impressed with a well-penned thought or beautiful quote.

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

单词	well-penned
释义	well-pennedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈpɛnd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈpɛnd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and pen v.² and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., pen v.², -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < well adv. + pen v.² + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly later penned adj.² Skilfully written. 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 1560 J. Heywood in tr. Seneca Thyestes Pref. sig. ❧^v It is the negligence of them, and partly lacke of skill That dooth the woorks with paynes well pend full ofte disgrace and spill. ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 10 She floting too land, met her Maiesty with a wel penned meter. 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie iii. x. sig. H4 His huge long scraped stock Of well penn'd playes. 1603 J. Davies Microcosmos 211 A wel-pen'd Poëm. a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush i. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kk3/1 He will not..lend Upon the assurance of a well-pen'd Letter. 1757 S. Foote Author i. 3 A well penn'd Address. 1798 A. Musgrave Solemn Injunction II. viii. 160 A speech..in which he displayed great oratorical powers and well-penned sensibility. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. v. 83 The stranger then, in a well-penned speech, announced herself as that famous Lady of the Lake. 1868 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 546 A well-penned oration or tract. 1955 Independent-Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 23 Oct. w10/5 A well penned letter, full of personal news. 2006 H. F. Powell Be Incredibly Sexy xlv. 197 Women are extremely impressed with a well-penned thought or beautiful quote. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1560
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