applied
adjective
having a practical purpose or use; derived from or involved with actual phenomena (distinguished from theoretical,opposed to pure).
well-applied
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a word derived from
applied.
Example Sentences
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If you’re not familiar with the common parlance of cosmetics, you might not know that ‘a perfect smokey eye’ is a very nice way to describe a woman’s makeup – glamorous, well-applied, nicely smudged.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 29, 2018
The fine network of wrinkles beneath her eyes was almost hidden by a well-applied layer of pancake makeup, and the whole office tingled with the scent of her perfume.
From Four and Twenty Beds by Nancy Vogel
He next twisted the heavy gyves round and round, and partly by main strength, partly by a dexterous and well-applied jerk, sapped asunder the central link by which they were attached to the padlock.
From Jack Sheppard A Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth
In other words, the well-applied cold-water treatment is followed by a good reaction and this is accompanied by many permanent beneficial results.
From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr
It is my opinion, based on experiment, that a well-applied screw is quite equal to the paddle-wheel for giving out the power by which it is itself driven, that is, in smooth water.
From Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post by Thomas Rainey
