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better-preserved

better-preserved is the comparative 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 better-preserved

What is better-preserved the comparative form of?
Better-preserved is the comparative form of well-preserved.

Words near better-preserved in the dictionary

  1. better-mannered
  2. better-natured
  3. better-off
  4. better-organized
  5. better-paid
  6. better-preserved
  7. better-read
  8. better-run
  9. better-timed
  10. better-to-do
  11. better-versed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: better-preserved (page history and authors); well-preserved (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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