well-cultivated
Britishadjective
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(of land, plants, etc) tilled, planted, or maintained in a satisfactory manner
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(of a trait, talent, etc) fostered or improved by study or practice
his well-cultivated sarcasm
Example Sentences
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While 1989’s “Mothers Milk” had been a modest success, the band’s music — punk-indebted Muscle Beach funk-rock — lagged behind their well-cultivated image.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2021
No hip-hop artist has so deftly balanced a well-cultivated street authenticity—“character” work—with such a virtuosic flair for corporate capitalism.
From Slate • Aug. 11, 2019
Unlike Zinke, whose well-cultivated cowboy persona is “all hat, no cattle,” Clement says, “the real work is being done by Bernhardt.”
From Slate • Feb. 7, 2019
Both advised business owners to deepen relationships with all those ho would play a role in assisting in your exit, including commercial bankers, investment bankers, a well-cultivated advisory board and even competitors and strategic partners.
From Inc • Mar. 16, 2010
Outside it was a beautiful day, and the green, well-cultivated fields and picturesque, quiet villages made it hard to realize we were really in France, where the greatest war in history was being fought.
From Average Americans by Roosevelt, Theodore
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