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well-thriven

well-thriven adjective: that has developed well; flourishing, thriving, healthy.

Adjective

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

  1. (England, Scotland, regional) That has developed well; flourishing, thriving, healthy.
    • Then I have a sort of quarrel against his face, though in his person, for a well-thriven man, tolerably genteel.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XLVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […]...

Forms of well-thriven

comparativemore well-thriven
superlativemost well-thriven

Questions about well-thriven

What does well-thriven mean?
Well-thriven means that has developed well; flourishing, thriving, healthy.
What part of speech is well-thriven?
Well-thriven is an adjective.

Words near well-thriven in the dictionary

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

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