to mean well

  • 81well-established — also well established ADJ GRADED If you say that something is well established, you mean that it has been in existence for quite a long time and is successful. The University has a well established tradition of welcoming postgraduate students… …

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  • 82well-founded — also well founded ADJ GRADED If you say that a report, opinion, or feeling is well founded, you mean that it is based on facts and can therefore be justified. If the reports are well founded, the incident could seriously aggravate relations… …

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  • 83well-informed — better informed also well informed ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is well informed, you mean that they know a lot about many different subjects or about one particular subject. ...a lending library to encourage members to become as well… …

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  • 84well-paid — also well paid ADJ GRADED If you say that a person or their job is well paid, you mean that they receive a lot of money for the work that they do. Kate was well paid and enjoyed her job... I have an interesting, well paid job, with opportunities… …

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  • 85well-brought-up — also well brought up ADJ GRADED If you say that someone, especially a child, is well brought up, you mean that they are very polite because they have been taught good manners. He s just a well brought up, middle class boy …

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  • 86well-fed — also well fed ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is well fed, you mean that they get good food regularly. ...his well fed children …

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  • 87well-meant — adjective something you say or do that is well meant is intended to be helpful, but does not have the result you intended: His comments were well meant but a little tactless. see also: he/she means well mean 1 (16) …

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  • 88well-meaning — adjective intending or intended to be helpful, but not succeeding: a well meaning but misguided attempt to reconcile the couple see also: he/she means well mean 1 (16) …

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  • 89well done — Synonyms and related words: Daedalian, adept, adroit, apt, artistic, authoritative, bien cuit, bravura, brilliant, clean, clever, coordinated, crack, crackerjack, cunning, cute, daedal, deft, dexterous, dextrous, diplomatic, done, doneness,… …

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