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well-beseen

well-beseen adjective: having or presenting a good appearance.

Adjective

well-beseen (comparative more well-beseen, superlative most well-beseen)

  1. (obsolete) Having or presenting a good appearance.

Forms of well-beseen

comparativemore well-beseen
superlativemost well-beseen
alternative form (rare)well beseen
alternative form (rare)wellbeseen

Origin of well-beseen

From Middle English wel besein, from wel (“well”) + besein, beseen, past participle of beseen (“to see, regard, favour”), equivalent to well + beseen.

Questions about well-beseen

What does well-beseen mean?
Well-beseen means having or presenting a good appearance.
What part of speech is well-beseen?
Well-beseen is an adjective.

Words near well-beseen in the dictionary

  1. well-behavedly
  2. well-behavedness
  3. well-being
  4. well-beings
  5. well-beloved
  6. well-beseen
  7. well-boat
  8. well-boats
  9. well-born
  10. well-bred
  11. well-breeched

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