well-appearing
- a word derived from appear.
Example Sentences
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The lama, a well-appearing, elderly man, seemed completely fitted out with wife and children and yurts and herds.
From A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia by Kendall, Elizabeth Kimball
Little did the good old viscount think, when he married his darling, his only daughter, to so well-appearing a gentleman, and to her own liking too, that she would have been so much kept down.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 by Richardson, Samuel
He is a well-appearing man, of great accomplishments, and good estate.
From Francezka by Seawell, Molly Elliot
Not that he wished to be less well-appearing, but that he was ashamed to belie his appearance by incongruous appeals.
From Sister Carrie: a Novel by Dreiser, Theodore
To hear their harsh voices while looking upon their proudly spread plumage, denotes that some beautiful and well-appearing person will work you discomfort and uneasiness of mind.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman
