well-done

American  

[wel-duhn] / ˈwɛlˈdʌn /

adjective

1. performed accurately and diligently; executed with skill and efficiency.

2. (of meat) thoroughly cooked, especially until all redness is gone.

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well-done British  

adjective

1. (of food, esp meat) cooked thoroughly

2. made or accomplished satisfactorily

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Etymology

Origin of well-done

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200

Example Sentences

Fred Allen, the consummate radio comedian, called television a “medium,” to which he added that nothing about it is “well-done.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He also noted the body horror, especially in two “monstrous” birth sequences, providing an adequate scare, and there’s a “modicum of well-done fright effects.”

From Los Angeles Times

In any case, it’s very much a work of television — not what I’d call prestige television, despite a modicum of well-done fright effects — just ordinary, workman-like TV, with monsters.

From Los Angeles Times

I like things well-done, which no one likes to hear, but it’s the reality.

From Los Angeles Times

Sorry, you can just serve everything, like, well-done.’”

From Salon

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