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well-liked

well-liked adjective: liked by many people, popular.

Adjective

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

  1. Liked by many people, popular.
    • He's also well-liked and respected in parliament, which is important in trying to take the work of the committee forward.2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 35

Forms of well-liked

comparativemore well-liked
superlativemost well-liked
alternative formwell liked

Words formed from well-liked

Questions about well-liked

What does well-liked mean?
Well-liked means liked by many people, popular.
What part of speech is well-liked?
Well-liked is an adjective.

Words near well-liked in the dictionary

  1. well-kept
  2. well-knit
  3. well-known
  4. well-laid
  5. well-learned
  6. well-liked
  7. well-liking
  8. well-lit
  9. well-looked
  10. well-loved
  11. well-made

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