well-defined

[wel-di-fahynd]

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adjective

sharply or clearly stated, outlined, described, etc.: a well-defined character; a well-defined boundary.

Origin of well-defined

First recorded in 1695–1705

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Related Words for well-defined

precise, unambiguous, straightforward, distinct, clear-cut, explicit, transparent, apparent, audible, comprehensible, intelligible, legible, lucid, obvious, plain, sharp, understandable, lucent, graspable, well-marked

Examples from the Web for well-defined

Contemporary Examples of well-defined

By contrast, exercising requires you to commit your willpower for only a short, well-defined period of time.
The Behavioral Economics of Your New Year’s Resolutions
Uri Gneezy
January 5, 2014

Historical Examples of well-defined

But there was a well-defined code between his mother and himself.
The Prisoner
Alice Brown
Here was a dilemma—a dilemma none the less for having two well-defined horns.
Shoulder-Straps
Henry Morford
He had a well-defined code to regulate his relations with others and theirs with him.
My Reminiscences
Rabindranath Tagore
The only other well-defined compound is the sulphocarbonate.
Researches on Cellulose
C. F. Cross
In the first place, let us determine upon some well-defined plan.
Rabbi and Priest
Milton Goldsmith

British Dictionary definitions for well-defined

well-defined

adjective (well defined when postpositive)

clearly delineated, described, or determined

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