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well-set

well-set adjective: having a good physical form; strong and symmetrical.

Adjective

well-set (not comparable)

  1. Having a good physical form; strong and symmetrical.
  2. Firmly established.

Origin of well-set

From Middle English well sett, wel set, wel sette, equivalent to well + set.

Questions about well-set

What does well-set mean?
Well-set means having a good physical form; strong and symmetrical.
What part of speech is well-set?
Well-set is an adjective.

Words near well-set in the dictionary

  1. well-rooms
  2. well-rounded
  3. well-run
  4. well-seen
  5. well-served
  6. well-set
  7. well-settled
  8. well-shaped
  9. well-sinker
  10. well-sinkers
  11. well-smithied

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