accomplished
adjUS /əˈkɑm.plɪʃt/ · UK /əˈkʌm.plɪʃt/
Etymology * First attested in the late 15th century, from accomplish + -ed.
1
Completed; effected; established.
- an accomplished fact
- When he described the settlers' dominance as accomplished, he meant that it was a fait accompli.
2
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
- an accomplished scholar, an accomplished villain
- Daughter of God and Man, accompliſht Eve,1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, line 660:
3 more examples
- When Margaret Frances Desha returned to Batesville, the most accomplished woman of the town, she was wooed and won by William French Denton, a distinguished lawyer of Batesville, and a gift of Tennessee to Arkansas growth.1967, Josiah Hazen Shinn, Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas, →ISBN, page 335:
- The presence of the dog and hart further clarifies the meaning of these scenes: hunting was one of the ways in which an accomplished young man could assert himself.1997, Giovanni Levi, Jean-Claude Schmitt, A History of Young People in the West - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 36:
- Knowing this, makes all the difference in the world as to how you will be received as an accomplished young lady when you are presented to the world, and later presented to your Adam.2007, Keisha Clark, The Young Lady's Guide to Charm, Style & Femininity, →ISBN, page 82:
3
Showing skill and artistry.
- an accomplished first novel
- "Oh! yes—the handsomest young lady that ever was seen; and so accomplished!—She plays and sings all day long. In the next room is a new instrument just come down for her—a present from my master; she comes here to-morrow with him."1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter I, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume III, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 7–8:
- Derived terms
- accomplishedly, nonaccomplished, superaccomplished, unaccomplished, underaccomplished