well-provenadj.

Brit.

/wɛlˈpruːvən/,

/wɛlˈprəʊvən/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈpruvən/, Scottish English

/wɛlˈprovən/,

/wɛlˈpruvən/

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

Etymology: < well adv. + proven adj. Compare earlier well-proved adj.

Originally Scottish.

Fully demonstrated, tested, or tried; (hence) reliable, trustworthy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [adjective] > trusted

well-provedc1325

trustedc1426

betrusteda1466

reliable1569

fiducial1624

well-proven1639

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > reliability > [adjective]

sickerc1100

very1303

certainc1325

trustyc1390

soothfasta1400

surea1400

unfailingc1400

unfailablea1525

unfallible1529

infailable1561

reliable1569

cocksurea1575

faithful1611

infalliblea1616

well-proven1639

unfallida1641

indefailable1693

securea1729

pukka1776

1639 Declinatour & Protestation Pretended Bishops 51 Some personall offences were so well proven, that Commissioners of all ranks were ashamed of their prophanity and lewdnesse.

1702 J. J. Short Answer to Pamphlet against Dr Pitcairn's Diss. 34 Our Author cannot understand demonstrations, or draw conclusions from well proven Theories.

1822 Sporting Mag. Oct. 28/1 The equally well known and formerly well proven decided hostility of many persons of high consequence.

1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 283 Old and well-proven mines.

1959 Listener 23 July 150/2 The programmes..were almost identical exercises in the well-proven genre of biographical scrap-book.

1977 Washington Post 14 Nov. a14/6 We're using well-proven, standard technology throughout.

2012 Daily Tel. 24 Feb. 27/4 Supply-side reform of welfare, employment law and planning is a well-proven path to economic renewal.

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

单词	well-proven
释义	well-provenadj. Brit. /wɛlˈpruːvən/, /wɛlˈprəʊvən/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈpruvən/, Scottish English /wɛlˈprovən/, /wɛlˈpruvən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., proven adj. Etymology: < well adv. + proven adj. Compare earlier well-proved adj. Originally Scottish. Fully demonstrated, tested, or tried; (hence) reliable, trustworthy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [adjective] > trusted well-provedc1325 trustedc1426 betrusteda1466 reliable1569 fiducial1624 well-proven1639 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > reliability > [adjective] sickerc1100 very1303 certainc1325 trustyc1390 soothfasta1400 surea1400 unfailingc1400 unfailablea1525 unfallible1529 infailable1561 reliable1569 cocksurea1575 faithful1611 infalliblea1616 well-proven1639 unfallida1641 indefailable1693 securea1729 pukka1776 1639 Declinatour & Protestation Pretended Bishops 51 Some personall offences were so well proven, that Commissioners of all ranks were ashamed of their prophanity and lewdnesse. 1702 J. J. Short Answer to Pamphlet against Dr Pitcairn's Diss. 34 Our Author cannot understand demonstrations, or draw conclusions from well proven Theories. 1822 Sporting Mag. Oct. 28/1 The equally well known and formerly well proven decided hostility of many persons of high consequence. 1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 283 Old and well-proven mines. 1959 Listener 23 July 150/2 The programmes..were almost identical exercises in the well-proven genre of biographical scrap-book. 1977 Washington Post 14 Nov. a14/6 We're using well-proven, standard technology throughout. 2012 Daily Tel. 24 Feb. 27/4 Supply-side reform of welfare, employment law and planning is a well-proven path to economic renewal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1639
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