well-defined
[wel-di-fahynd]
- sharply or clearly stated, outlined, described, etc.: a well-defined character; a well-defined boundary.
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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-markedExamples 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.
Historical Examples of well-defined
But there was a well-defined code between his mother and himself.
The PrisonerAlice Brown
Here was a dilemma—a dilemma none the less for having two well-defined horns.
Shoulder-StrapsHenry Morford
He had a well-defined code to regulate his relations with others and theirs with him.
My ReminiscencesRabindranath Tagore
The only other well-defined compound is the sulphocarbonate.
Researches on CelluloseC. F. Cross
In the first place, let us determine upon some well-defined plan.
Rabbi and PriestMilton Goldsmith
well-defined
- clearly delineated, described, or determined
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