well-done
Americanadjective
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performed accurately and diligently; executed with skill and efficiency.
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(of meat) thoroughly cooked, especially until all redness is gone.
adjective
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(of food, esp meat) cooked thoroughly
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made or accomplished satisfactorily
Etymology
Origin of well-done
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200
Example Sentences
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Sundance picks often rhyme, as was evident in two well-done black comedies about high-school students who put on wildly inappropriate plays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
The former president delights in well-done steak and fast food, and served a smorgasbord from McDonald’s and similar outlets at a 2019 White House gathering to honor the champion Clemson University football team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
“It’s a very well-done study that convincingly shows there is a tonsil-like structure” in the fish, says immunologist and cell biologist Anna Huttenlocher of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who wasn’t connected to the research.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 31, 2023
After all, this was during my, "Excuse me, waiter, can you tell the chef to make my steak extra-extra-extra-extra well-done, because I sure would love to bite into a piece of leather?" days.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2023
It is the color of well-done pastry, shining like apricot glaze.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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