Compound adjectives starting with “well”

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In today’s lesson, you will be able to learn 10 compound adjectives starting with “well”. They consist of the word “well”, a hyphen, and a past participle adjective.

Let’s dive into it.

• Well-rounded
• Well-built
• Well-established
• Well-spoken
• Well-behaved
• Well-read
• Well-kept
• Well-endowed
• Well-equipped
• Well-earned

Well-rounded

Meaning: refers to a fully developed person.
Ex: He grew up into a well-rounded scientist.

Well-built

Meaning: a person with a large body and big muscles.
Ex: They described him as a well-built man with short brown hair.

Well-established

Meaning: being generally known and accepted.
Ex: Microsoft Windows is a well-established computer platform.

Well-spoken

Meaning: a person who has a clever and pleasant way of speaking.
Ex: Did you listen to Tom’s presentation? He’s a well-spoken man, isn’t he?

Well-behaved

Meaning: Usually refers to children with good manners.
Ex: Generally speaking, country children are a bit more well-behaved than city children.

Well-read

Meaning: a person who reads a lot of books.
Ex: Simon was an intelligent and well-read young man back in college.

Well-kept

Meaning: clean and tidy, in good condition.
Ex: While Wilma was the housekeeper, the house was always very well-kept.

Well-endowed

Meaning: having lots of supplies.
Ex: Our country is well-endowed with crops. We don’t need to import food.

Well-equipped

Meaning: having enough equipment or supplies.
Ex: Our gym is very well-equipped. Moreover, they always get new equipment.

Well-earned

Meaning: refers to something that you fully deserve.
Ex: After ten months of hard work, I’m finally going on a well-earned holiday.

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