well-established

[ wel-i-stab-lisht ]

adjective

1. permanently founded; settled; firmly set:

   a well-established business; a well-established habit.

well-established

adjective

1. having permanence or security in a certain place, condition, job, etc

   a well-established brand

2. well-known or validated

   a well-established fact

Word History and Origins

Origin of well-established¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

It exists in two forms: wet, which is treated with well-established therapies, and dry, which lacks effective remedies.

From Science Daily

In the meantime, smoking -- a well-established risk factor for kidney cancer -- has continued to decline.

From Science Daily

You just use well-established scientific techniques to cleanse the water that you are currently flushing down the toilet or running off the city streets and you remove the bugs from it and put it back into the system with food.

From Salon

In a statement to the BBC, an IDF spokesperson said: "The IDF operates according to well-established military plans, and the claim that the IDF is implementing this specific plan is incorrect."

From BBC

Despite the well-established dangers of crossing a tipping point, little is known about the cost of controlling them.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• earnest
• heartfelt
• natural
• positive
• real
• sincere
• true