well-liking

English

Adjective

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

1. (obsolete) In good condition.
   • 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):

     Well-liking wits they have

   • 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:

     They also shall bring forth more fruit in their age, and shall be fat and well-liking.

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

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

References

• “well-liking”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.