well-thinkingadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈθɪŋkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and think v.² and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., think v.², -ing suffix².

Etymology: < well adv. + think v.² + -ing suffix². Compare later thinking adj.

That judges or reasons in a manner considered to be morally sound or socially acceptable. Cf. right-thinking adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > rightness or justice > [adjective] > right-thinking or just

well-thinkinga1450

justice-like1600

right-thinking1680

good-thinking1917

a1450 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Douce 295) iii. vi Men schuldyn on þe halyday seruyn god with herte mouth and werke, with herte wel-þinkyng..with mouth wel spekyng.

1593 ‘Silence augmenteth grief’ 13 in R. S. Phœnix Nest 11 He was..to ech well thinking minde, A spotlesse friend, a matchles man.

a1628 F. Greville Cælica i, in Certaine Wks. (1633) 161 Loue, the delight of all well-thinking minds.

1732 P. Walker Some Remarkable Passages Life & Death D. Cargill 16 Henderson..turned miserable and contemptible in the Eyes of all well-thinking Men.

1793 E. Wynne Diary 21 Nov. (1935) I. xii. 228 He could not endure any longer his brother in Law's Sansculottisme, as he is a well thinking young man.

1834 Christian Examiner & Church of Ireland Mag. Jan. 3 This measure, deservedly hailed by all well-thinking men..as a great act of restorative justice.

1886 Cornhill Mag. July 272 Every well-thinking mother in Belgravia with..a marriageable daughter had spread her nets abroad for Joseph Euston.

1916 F. P. Walsh & B. M. Manly Industr. Relations 4564 To reflect upon the morals of these girls is a malicious outrage which should receive the condemnation of every well-thinking person.

1980 E. Mordden Guide to Orchestral Music 12 He could never fit in, though his most prominent biographer..was a very model of the well-placed, well-thinking civilian artist-politician.

2001 Congress. Rec. 5 Oct. 18934/1 We need to have an open, independent group of well-thinking people who can..go about this work in a way that will give credibility and meaning.

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

单词	well-thinking
释义	well-thinkingadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈθɪŋkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and think v.² and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., think v.², -ing suffix². Etymology: < well adv. + think v.² + -ing suffix². Compare later thinking adj. That judges or reasons in a manner considered to be morally sound or socially acceptable. Cf. right-thinking adj. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [adjective] > right-thinking or just well-thinkinga1450 justice-like1600 right-thinking1680 good-thinking1917 a1450 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Douce 295) iii. vi Men schuldyn on þe halyday seruyn god with herte mouth and werke, with herte wel-þinkyng..with mouth wel spekyng. 1593 ‘Silence augmenteth grief’ 13 in R. S. Phœnix Nest 11 He was..to ech well thinking minde, A spotlesse friend, a matchles man. a1628 F. Greville Cælica i, in Certaine Wks. (1633) 161 Loue, the delight of all well-thinking minds. 1732 P. Walker Some Remarkable Passages Life & Death D. Cargill 16 Henderson..turned miserable and contemptible in the Eyes of all well-thinking Men. 1793 E. Wynne Diary 21 Nov. (1935) I. xii. 228 He could not endure any longer his brother in Law's Sansculottisme, as he is a well thinking young man. 1834 Christian Examiner & Church of Ireland Mag. Jan. 3 This measure, deservedly hailed by all well-thinking men..as a great act of restorative justice. 1886 Cornhill Mag. July 272 Every well-thinking mother in Belgravia with..a marriageable daughter had spread her nets abroad for Joseph Euston. 1916 F. P. Walsh & B. M. Manly Industr. Relations 4564 To reflect upon the morals of these girls is a malicious outrage which should receive the condemnation of every well-thinking person. 1980 E. Mordden Guide to Orchestral Music 12 He could never fit in, though his most prominent biographer..was a very model of the well-placed, well-thinking civilian artist-politician. 2001 Congress. Rec. 5 Oct. 18934/1 We need to have an open, independent group of well-thinking people who can..go about this work in a way that will give credibility and meaning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1450
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