well-chosen
[ wel-choh-zuh n ]
/ ˈwɛlˈtʃoʊ zən /
adjective
chosen with care, as for suitability or preciseness: He entered at a well-chosen moment.
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telling, apt, propitious, opportune, welcome, fair, acceptable, agreeable, attractive, beautiful, comely, cute, effective, excellent, graceful, handsome, neat, nice, presentable, pretty
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well-beloved, well-blessed, well-born, well-bred, well-built, well-chosen, well-clothed, well-concealed, well-conditioned, well-conducted, well-connected
Origin of well-chosen
First recorded in 1580–90
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well-chosen
adjective
(well chosen when postpositive) carefully selected to produce a desired effect; apta few well-chosen words may be more effective than a long speech
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