well-defined
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of well-defined
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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Policies should be targeted, with explicit and well-defined objectives, and feature a governance framework to guarantee political accountability and minimize the risk of corruption.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
His skills as a dealmaker and stock picker weren’t as well-defined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
“We have a well-defined strategy, a restructured organization, new executive leadership, and a detailed execution plan now in place with the singular focus of increasing shareholder value,” CEO Thomas Siebel said in the earnings release.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The findings, published in Neuropsychopharmacology, reveal how caffeine acts on a well-defined brain pathway involved in social memory, the ability to recognize and distinguish people we have encountered before.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
Nor would these, together with electrons, form separate, well-defined atoms.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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