well-selectedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlsᵻˈlɛktᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlsəˈlɛktəd/

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

Etymology: < well adv. + selected adj.

Carefully or appropriately selected.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adjective] > selecting > selected > with care or well

well-chosena1450

well-selected1607

bolteda1616

choicea1616

choice-drawna1616

hand-waled1671

well-packed1715

well-waled1718

pick1790

hand-picked1910

1607 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Serres in tr. Gen. Inuentorie Hist. France ii. 34 A choise of well selected personages.

1693 W. Kennett Life Somner 103 in W. Somner Treat. Rom. Ports & Forts Kent His many well selected books, and choice Manuscripts, were purchas'd by the Dean and Chapter.

1761 New Pocket Conveyancer I. Pref. p. iv By the assistance of well selected precedents, [young practitioners] are gradually let to the attainment of..knowledge.

1789 E. Craven Journey through Crimea xxvi. 94 Conversation..and a well selected society conspire to give pleasure.

1808 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1837) I. i. 54 There is generally, in a well-selected society of this nature, talent sufficient to meet the forwardest.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxi. 549 My cellar of well-selected wine in Baker Street.

1941 Pop. Sci. Apr. 209/2 One amateur made a film composed entirely of well-selected close-ups and long shots of wrestling bouts.

2007 Wired Nov. 90/1 A well-selected gadget can articulate your ambitions, politics, and discriminating taste.

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

单词	well-selected
释义	well-selectedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlsᵻˈlɛktᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlsəˈlɛktəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., selected adj. Etymology: < well adv. + selected adj. Carefully or appropriately selected. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adjective] > selecting > selected > with care or well well-chosena1450 well-selected1607 bolteda1616 choicea1616 choice-drawna1616 hand-waled1671 well-packed1715 well-waled1718 pick1790 hand-picked1910 1607 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Serres in tr. Gen. Inuentorie Hist. France ii. 34 A choise of well selected personages. 1693 W. Kennett Life Somner 103 in W. Somner Treat. Rom. Ports & Forts Kent His many well selected books, and choice Manuscripts, were purchas'd by the Dean and Chapter. 1761 New Pocket Conveyancer I. Pref. p. iv By the assistance of well selected precedents, [young practitioners] are gradually let to the attainment of..knowledge. 1789 E. Craven Journey through Crimea xxvi. 94 Conversation..and a well selected society conspire to give pleasure. 1808 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1837) I. i. 54 There is generally, in a well-selected society of this nature, talent sufficient to meet the forwardest. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxi. 549 My cellar of well-selected wine in Baker Street. 1941 Pop. Sci. Apr. 209/2 One amateur made a film composed entirely of well-selected close-ups and long shots of wrestling bouts. 2007 Wired Nov. 90/1 A well-selected gadget can articulate your ambitions, politics, and discriminating taste. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1607
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