well-fed
Americanadjective
adjective
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having a nutritious diet; well nourished
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plump; fat
Etymology
Origin of well-fed
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75
Example Sentences
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Well fed, they mostly keep their jaws to themselves and avoid expending energy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2016
Well fed and well read: chapter one, my weekend edition That was some lovely weekend.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2011
Well fed and thoroughly roasted at a National Press Club dinner in Washington were 1,679 pounds of potential candidates for President: U. S. Attorney General Robert Jackson, 165 Ibs.;
From Time Magazine Archive
Well fed and well clad and certain of a clean room to sleep in—certain of a good living, she was painting the moral horrors of the street life.
From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by Phillips, David Graham
Well fed and sleek, they lay about under the trees or on the little grassy flats formed by the bends of the stream.
From Mates at Billabong by Bruce, Mary Grant
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