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well-received

well-received adjective: given a positive reception, favourably regarded, generally welcomed.

Adjective

well-received

  1. Given a positive reception, favourably regarded, generally welcomed.
    • Miranda recommended we send you our Inferno armor. It's been well-received by our squad leaders in the Verge and so I'm passing a suit along to you.2010, BioWare, quoting Illusive Man, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Inferno Armor
    • Network Rail's proposals to lengthen platforms and redouble one or both of Calton North and South Tunnels have been well-received.2021 June 30, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Scotland: Haddington”, in RAIL, number 934, page 31

Questions about well-received

What does well-received mean?
Well-received means given a positive reception, favourably regarded, generally welcomed.
What part of speech is well-received?
Well-received is an adjective.

Words near well-received in the dictionary

  1. well-put
  2. well-qualified
  3. well-quasi-ordering
  4. well-quasi-orderings
  5. well-read
  6. well-received
  7. well-regarded
  8. well-regulated
  9. well-respected
  10. well-rested
  11. well-room

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