well-turned

[wel-turnd]

adjective

1. gracefully shaped.

   a well-turned ankle.

2. gracefully and concisely expressed.

   a well-turned phrase.

well-turned

adjective

1. (of a phrase, speech, etc) apt and pleasingly sonorous

2. having a pleasing shape

   a well-turned leg

Word History and Origins

Origin of well-turned¹

First recorded in 1610–20

Related Words

• comely 
• curvaceous 
• elegant 
• graceful 
• pleasing 
• rounded