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well-travelled

well-travelled adjective: having travelled extensively.

Adjective

well-travelled (comparative better-travelled, superlative best-travelled)

  1. Having travelled extensively.
    • This was not the result the well-travelled Swede would have been looking for on his first return to Eastlands after his sacking from Manchester City in 2009, but he can again be proud of his Leicester side for their performance, which was full of commitment and endeavour.2011 January 18, Phil Dawkes, “Man City 4 - 2 Leicester”, in BBC
    Synonyms:
    much-travelled

Synonyms of well-travelled

  • much-travelled

Forms of well-travelled

comparativebetter-travelled
superlativebest-travelled
alternative formwell travelled
alternative USwell-traveled
alternative USwell traveled

Questions about well-travelled

What does well-travelled mean?
Well-travelled means having travelled extensively.
What part of speech is well-travelled?
Well-travelled is an adjective.

Words near well-travelled in the dictionary

  1. well-thought-out
  2. well-thriven
  3. well-thumbed
  4. well-timed
  5. well-to-do
  6. well-travelled
  7. well-tried
  8. well-trod
  9. well-trodden
  10. well-turned
  11. well-upholstered

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