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well-behaved

British  

adjective

  1. conducting oneself in a satisfactory manner

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As long as they’re home by curfew, and have been well-behaved that week, the teens are allowed to set their own schedules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

But she says she soon realised that being well-behaved at Skircoat made her a target for Phillips.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

JPMorgan said a combination of solid growth and well-behaved inflation are producing a Goldilocks set-up for stocks to flourish.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026

She was a lovable child, always smiling and well-behaved, said Denes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

They sat beside me on the carpet, quiet and well-behaved.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

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