well-treatedadj.
/ˌwɛlˈtriːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈtridᵻd/ Carefully, properly, or skilfully treated (in various senses); esp. that has received good or attentive treatment; well looked after.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > looked after or cared for
well-preserved1559
well-attended1631
well-treated1663
tended1667
well-cared-for1743
cared-for1901
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [adjective] > qualities of
natural1581
well-observed1620
exact1645
well-treated1663
nature-painting1748
idealized1810
life-size1813
life-sized1834
lifelike1836
likely1840
realistic1943
1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xlv. 505 They [sc. Noblemen] were attended not with few but many..sad and proper servants, well-clad, well-manur'd, well-fortun'd, well-treated.
1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal xiv. 91 For whilst i' th' womb he safely lyes immur'd.., yet he thinks he's there, At best, but a well treated Prisoner.
1732 R. Gwinnett et al. Pylades & Corinna II. 127 When thy Course is run, And Life's uncertain Voyage done, Like a well-treated Ghost thou may'st depart.
1829 New Eng. Farmer 16 Jan. 208/1 The true halcyon days are those of well treated children.
1882 Art Amateur Mar. 70/1 In ‘Sunset off Shore’, the boat with its sails stands out effectively against the light of a well treated sky.
1921 Proc. 17th Ann. Meeting Amer. Wood-preservers' Assoc. 355 One of the principal essentials of a well-treated silo is that the treatment must prevent swelling of the staves.
1993 T. H. McGlashan in J. Paris Borderline Personality Disorder xii. 255 Our natural history profiles..come from a sample of well-treated hospitalized patients.
2002 Sunday Times (Nexis) 27 Oct. (Driving section) 13 The belt is like a bike chain, so is very strong; on a well-treated car, it will probably never need changing.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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