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  • 101well-meaning — adjective trying to help, but often making things worse: WELL INTENTIONED: Her well meaning remarks just make us uncomfortable. a well meaning friend/person/group …

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  • 102well-rounded — adjective 1. ) including a good balance of various subjects: She has a well rounded professional background. a ) a well rounded education an education that includes many areas, for example ACADEMICS, music, the arts, and social and physical… …

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  • 103well-spoken — adjective someone who is well spoken has an intelligent and pleasant way of speaking a. words that are well spoken are chosen well and express exactly what the speaker wants to say …

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  • 104well-traveled — well trav|eled [ ,wel trævld ] adjective 1. ) a well traveled person has been to many different countries and is familiar with their cultures 2. ) a well traveled place is visited or used by many people: a well traveled path/highway …

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  • 105well-turned — [ ,wel tɜrnd ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) a well turned phrase is one that is expressed well 2. ) with an attractive curved shape: a well turned table leg …

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  • 106well-worn — adjective used many times: a well worn path well worn clothing a well worn phrase/excuse/defense …

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  • 107Well — can be used to accentuate other words. for example someone might be well hard to mean he is a real man, as opposed to just hard . Something really good might be well good . Or if you were really really pleased with something you might be well… …

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  • 108well-done — c.1200, wise, prudent, from WELL (Cf. well) (adv.) + p.p. of DO (Cf. do). Meaning thoroughly cooked, in reference to meat, is attested from 1747. Well done! as an exclamation of approval is recorded from mid 15c …

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  • 109well-wisher — 1580s, from WELL (Cf. well) (adv.) + agent noun from WISH (Cf. wish). Well wishing is recorded from 1560s …

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  • 110well-handled — well′ han′dled adj. 1) managed, directed, or treated with skill, efficiency, taste, etc.: a well handled political campaign; a delicate but well handled subject[/ex] 2) having been handled or used much: a sale of well handled goods[/ex] •… …

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