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View synonyms for well-preserved

well-preserved

[ wel-pri-zurvd ]

adjective

  1. having been maintained in good condition; preserving a good or healthy appearance:

    a well-preserved manuscript; a well-preserved elderly couple.



well-preserved

adjective

  1. kept in a good condition
  2. continuing to appear youthful

    she was a well-preserved old lady

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Word History and Origins

Origin of well-preserved1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Idioms and Phrases

Aging gracefully, still in good condition, as in I can't believe she's 65; she's certainly well preserved . [Mid-1800s]
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Example Sentences

Next, stroll around the main square to admire the well preserved architecture of the town.

One of the poems is remarkably well preserved and adds greatly to what is known about Sappho and her poetic technique.

At 41, she has four children aged 2-21 and has stayed remarkably well-preserved.

Goethe recalled later that he had been first asked his age and been complimented that, at 60, he was “well preserved.”

They are very highly esteemed, and a well preserved example will command a large price.

A well preserved natural skeleton of this animal was brought home and deposited in the British Museum.

The column is fortunately as well preserved as if it had only been standing about a hundred years.

She was twelve years his senior but well preserved and "plump as a thrush after harvest."

His face, which was well preserved for his years, wore an air of expectation that was almost gay.

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