well-appointed

well-ap·point·ed
UK/ˌwɛləˈpɔɪntɪd/US/ˌwɛləˈpɔɪn(t)ɪd/

adjective

Chiefly of accommodation: properly supplied with a complete set of whatever furniture, equipment, etc., is needed; fully equipped or fitted-out; also, beautifully decorated.

“a well-appointed kitchen”

Meanings

adjectivewell-appointed (comparative better-appointed or more well-appointed, superlative best-appointed or most well-appointed)

comparative better-appointed · comparative more well-appointed · superlative best-appointed · superlative most well-appointed

  1. Chiefly of accommodation: properly supplied with a complete set of whatever furniture, equipment, etc., is needed; fully equipped or fitted-out; also, beautifully decorated.

    a well-appointed kitchen

    4 more examples

    VVhat vvel appointed Leader fronts vs heere?

    c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth, […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], signature [F4], recto

    She to the Scottiſh her faire courſe adreſt, / Nor vvould deſiſt till ſhe had raiſde agen, / Ten thouſand valient vvell-appointed men.

    1627, Michaell [i.e., Michael] Drayton, “The Miseries of Queene Margarite”, in The Battaile of Agincourt. […], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for William Lee, […], →OCLC, page 100

    In him, thy vvell appointed proxy ſee, / Armed for a vvork too difficult for thee, […]

    1785, William Cowper, “Tirocinium: Or, A Review of Schools”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC, page 328

    Boat trains are dealt with on either side of a 1,010-ft. long island platform, from which escalators and lifts convey passengers and luggage to the vast upper floor, laid out on the modern, spacious and well-appointed lines that ought to grace the concourse of all the biggest and busiest stations in the country.

    1959 February, G[eoffrey] Freeman Allen, “Southampton—Gateway to the Ocean”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 92

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

PIE word *h₂éd From well (adverb) + appointed (“provided with necessities, equipped, fitted-out”, adjective).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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