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well-favored

American

[wel-fey-verd] / ˈwɛlˈfeɪ vərd /

especially British, well-favoured

adjective

of pleasing appearance; good-looking; pretty or handsome.

Etymology

Origin of well-favored

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Example Sentences

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The current acting secretary is not well-favored, and authority among military services has been hopelessly scattered for a few years now.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2019

If the lady is not well-favored, the male instrumentalists do not wish to play near her.

From Time Magazine Archive

To his pastor, the Rev. Ralph Bertholf, he was a pillar of suburban Wakefield's First Baptist Church, a well-favored Sunday-school teacher and editor of the church's paper, Tall Spire.

From Time Magazine Archive

Their home is as handsome as their well-favored lands.

From Time Magazine Archive

"We were always a well-favored fam'ly," said John, recomposing himself.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. by Various

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