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well-tended

well-tended adjective: looked after, neat and tidy.

Adjective

well-tended (not comparable)

  1. (often) looked after, neat and tidy.
    • Honeysuckle clings to the ancient stone walls; and the well-tended cottage gardens on the south side are a patchwork of fruit, flowers and vegetables.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 195

Questions about well-tended

What does well-tended mean?
Well-tended means looked after, neat and tidy.
What part of speech is well-tended?
Well-tended is an adjective.

Words near well-tended in the dictionary

  1. well-stacked
  2. well-stocked
  3. well-stomached
  4. well-tailored
  5. well-tempered
  6. well-tended
  7. well-thewed
  8. well-thought-of
  9. well-thought-out
  10. well-thriven
  11. well-thumbed

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