qualitied en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkwɒlɪtɪd/ (UK)
Etymology
From quality + -ed.
Meanings
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(archaic) Endowed with (usually specified) qualities; especially, having good qualities.
I wot not well, whether my selfe should not much rather desire to beget and produce a perfectly-well-shaped, and excellently-qualited infant, by the acquaintance of the Muses, than by the copulation of my wife.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 8, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most qualitied | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more qualitied | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| qualited | alternative | lexicographic |