well built
well built is the alternative form of well-built.
Meaning of well-built
Adjective
well-built (comparative better-built or more well-built, superlative best-built or most well-built)
- Constructed in a pleasing or sound manner.
- The basics of a well-built garden1978, Ogden Tanner, Garden Construction, page 7
- Muscular and lean, having a body resembling that of an athlete.
- James Lassiter was forty years old, a well-built, ruggedly handsome man in the prime of his life, in the best of health.1998, Nora Roberts, The Reef, page 3
Forms of well built
| comparative | better built |
|---|---|
| comparative | more well built |
| superlative | best built |
| superlative | most well built |
Questions about well built
- What is well built the alternative form of?
- Well built is the alternative form of well-built.
Words near well built in the dictionary
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