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well-respected

well-respected adjective: held in high respect; esteemed.

Adjective

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

  1. held in high respect; esteemed

Forms of well-respected

comparativemore well-respected
superlativemost well-respected

Questions about well-respected

What does well-respected mean?
Well-respected means held in high respect; esteemed.
What part of speech is well-respected?
Well-respected is an adjective.

Words near well-respected in the dictionary

  1. well-quasi-orderings
  2. well-read
  3. well-received
  4. well-regarded
  5. well-regulated
  6. well-respected
  7. well-rested
  8. well-room
  9. well-rooms
  10. well-rounded
  11. well-run

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