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单词 well-penned
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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).
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