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well-used

well-used adjective: used a great deal; having seen a lot of use.

Adjective

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

  1. (attributive) Used a great deal; having seen a lot of use.
    • For the Skegness line a key issue is summer Saturday capacity. In recent years two HSTs have been deployed on the route in addition to strengthened DMU formations, and these services are very well-used.2019 October, Tony Miles, Philip Sherratt, “EMR kicks off new era”, in Modern Railways, page 58
    • Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, of Imber, dressed all in black as usual, sits at the head of the table. A crumpled and well-used orange vest hangs over the back of his chair.2025 February 19, Paul Clifton, “I am absolutely committed to reforming the railway”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 39
    Synonyms:
    oft-used

Synonyms of well-used

Forms of well-used

comparativebetter-used
comparativemore well-used
superlativebest-used
superlativemost well-used

Questions about well-used

What does well-used mean?
Well-used means used a great deal; having seen a lot of use.
What part of speech is well-used?
Well-used is an adjective.

Words near well-used in the dictionary

  1. well-tried
  2. well-trod
  3. well-trodden
  4. well-turned
  5. well-upholstered
  6. well-used
  7. well-versed
  8. well-will
  9. well-willer
  10. well-willers
  11. well-willing

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