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well-thought-out

well-thought-out adjective: well-planned; with much forethought.

Adjective

well-thought-out (comparative better-thought-out or more well-thought-out, superlative best-thought-out or most well-thought-out)

  1. Well-planned; with much forethought.
    • That was really a well-thought-out answer.

Forms of well-thought-out

comparativebetter-thought-out
comparativemore well-thought-out
superlativebest-thought-out
superlativemost well-thought-out

Origin of well-thought-out

From well + thought-out.

Questions about well-thought-out

What does well-thought-out mean?
Well-thought-out means well-planned; with much forethought.
What part of speech is well-thought-out?
Well-thought-out is an adjective.

Words near well-thought-out in the dictionary

  1. well-tailored
  2. well-tempered
  3. well-tended
  4. well-thewed
  5. well-thought-of
  6. well-thought-out
  7. well-thriven
  8. well-thumbed
  9. well-timed
  10. well-to-do
  11. well-travelled

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