well-liking

adjective

In good condition.

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Meanings

adjectivewell-liking (comparative more well-liking, superlative most well-liking)

comparative more well-liking · superlative most well-liking

  1. obsoleteIn good condition.

    Well-liking wits they have

    c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)
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    They also shall bring forth more fruit in their age, and shall be fat and well-liking.

    1549 March 7, Thomas Cranmer [et al.], compilers, “Psalms”, in The Booke of the Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacramentes, […], London: […] Edowardi Whitchurche […], →OCLC, folio xcii, recto

    he was so well fed as they which had all dainties, as lusty, as healthful and well-liking as his fellows.

    1560, James Pilkington, Aggeus (Haggai) the Prophete, declared by a Large Commentary
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