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best-preserved

best-preserved is the superlative form of well-preserved.

Meaning of well-preserved

Adjective

well-preserved (comparative better-preserved or more well-preserved, superlative best-preserved or most well-preserved)

  1. Healthy and ageing gracefully.
  2. (possibly ancient, object) In good condition considering its age.
    • Its [listed building] designation is due to its 'group value' with Mostyn's station and goods shed, and to it being a well-preserved early 20th century example.2021 November 3, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Boxes with functions across the centuries”, in RAIL, number 943, page 58

Questions about best-preserved

What is best-preserved the superlative form of?
Best-preserved is the superlative form of well-preserved.

Words near best-preserved in the dictionary

  1. best-off
  2. best-ofs
  3. best-organized
  4. best-paid
  5. best-placed
  6. best-preserved
  7. best-read
  8. best-run
  9. best-seller
  10. best-sellers
  11. best-selling

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