best-behaved
best-behaved is the superlative form of well-behaved.
Meaning of well-behaved
Adjective
well-behaved (comparative better-behaved or more well-behaved, superlative best-behaved or most well-behaved)
- Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour.
- The boy is well-behaved and is seldom naughty.
- Synonyms:
- mannersome, seemly, well-mannered
- Antonyms:
- ill-behaved
- Having intuitive, easy to handle properties, especially: having a finite derivative of all orders at all points, and having no discontinuities.
- Antonyms:
- degenerate, pathological
Questions about best-behaved
- What is best-behaved the superlative form of?
- Best-behaved is the superlative form of well-behaved.
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