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wellest

wellest is the superlative form of well.

Meaning of well

Adjective

well (comparative better or weller, superlative best or wellest)

  1. In good health.
    • I've been sick, but now I'm well.
    Synonyms:
    OK, hot
  2. Highly satisfactory
    • Everything well with you?
    Synonyms:
    OK
  3. Good, content.
    • “How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!”
    Synonyms:
    OK
  4. (uncommon) Prudent; good; well-advised.
    • In this respect it would be well for you to depart from the standard format and to indicate why you did what you did.2014, Tom Mitchell, Assoc. Prof., “Psych 308/309 GUIDE FOR WRITING PROJECT REPORT”, in Academic website, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2014
  5. (archaic, now chiefly Bermuda) Good to eat; tasty, delicious.
    • This wahoo tastes val.1984, Peter A. Smith, Fred M. Barritt, Bermewjan Vurds, Island Press

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Questions about wellest

What is wellest the superlative form of?
Wellest is the superlative form of well.

Words near wellest in the dictionary

  1. Wellesian
  2. Wellesley
  3. Wellesley effect
  4. Wellesley Hills
  5. Wellesleyan
  6. wellest
  7. welleth
  8. wellfare
  9. wellfares
  10. wellfield
  11. wellfields

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