well-cooked
Britishadjective
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having been cooked with skill so as to be pleasant to eat
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(of meat) having been cooked thoroughly
Example Sentences
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Yes, tell your sister how you do a well-cooked turkey.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 27, 2025
The potato salad redeemed the meal, echoing my grandmother’s recipe: a tower of well-cooked potato cubes, larded with pieces of dill pickles, boiled egg and tender carrots, bound together in a rich mayonnaise dressing.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023
Because French omelets are all about the simplicity of a well-cooked egg, other inclusions are minimal.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2023
Generally speaking, well-cooked foods are less likely to transmit pathogens.
From Washington Post • May 5, 2022
Good well-cooked food was nourishing him, a delicate wine was moistening his feverish palate, touching his whole dull self to a lighter mood.
From An Engagement of Convenience A Novel by Zangwill, Louis
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