based
adjective
having a specified object or material as its base or foundation or as its primary constituent (often used in combination).
well-based
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a word derived from
based.
Example Sentences
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Hungary’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said Hungarian scientists were now trialling the Russian vaccine in laboratories, “so that they’ll be able to make a well-based decision on its possible usability and licensing”.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2020
Don_Bacon I hesitate to say too much because I've been out so long, but this is definitely a well-based set of recommendation with many good features.
From Time ● Jan. 21, 2013
On the well-based belief that Sonja Henie is showing the biggest box-office appeal since Charlie Chaplin, Producer Zanuck has contracted to pay her $125,000 each for next season's three pictures.
From Time Magazine Archive
But if his fears were well-based, then he agreed that the soldiers sent were too few.
From Chippinge Borough by Stanley J. Weyman
He had a style as clear as water, as simple as rain; color, romance, humor; and if a little too much of vanity and self-importance, still one could forgive him for they were rather well-based.
From Twelve Men by Theodore Dreiser
