单词 | wieldsome |
释义 | † wieldsomeadj. Obsolete. rare. Easily managed, controlled, or handled. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adjective] > easily managed handsome1440 wieldya1450 maniable1484 willing?a1513 tractable1555 wieldsome1565 manuable1594 manageable1598 handleable1611 subject1619 manuala1631 handy1640 flippant1677 wieldablea1688 clever1715 able1741 habile1741 docile1774 sweet1883 hand-tame1911 1565 A. Golding tr. Caesar Martiall Exploytes in Gallia iv. f. 99v The Galleyes wherof the facion was more straunge to the sauage Britons and the mouing more redy and wieldsome [L. et motus ad usum expeditior]. 1667 N. Fairfax Let. 5 Dec. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1967) IV. 12 Wheel plows ar onely used wth ym, becaus they ar easier of draft, for ye horses & more weildsome for ye plowman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019). < adj.1565 |
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