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well-wished

well-wished adjective: held in positive regard; well-liked. Also the simple past and past participle of well-wish.

Adjective

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

  1. Held in positive regard; well-liked.
    • The general, subject to a well-wished king Quit their own part, and in obsequious fondness Crowd to his presence, where their untaught love Must needs appear offence.1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure

Also used as

well-wished is also the simple past and past participle of well-wish.

Forms of well-wished

comparativemore well-wished
superlativemost well-wished

Questions about well-wished

What does well-wished mean?
Well-wished means held in positive regard; well-liked.
What part of speech is well-wished?
Well-wished is an adjective.

Words near well-wished in the dictionary

  1. well-will
  2. well-willer
  3. well-willers
  4. well-willing
  5. well-wish
  6. well-wished
  7. well-wisher
  8. well-wishers
  9. well-wishes
  10. well-wishing
  11. well-wishings

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