well-formed
[wel-fawrmd]
adjective
rightly or pleasingly formed: a well-formed contour.
Linguistics. (of an utterance) conforming to the rules of a language; grammatical (opposed to ill-formed).
Origin of well-formed
First recorded in 1510–20
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Related Words for well-formed
curvaceous, rounded, elegant, comely, graceful, pleasing, alluring, cute, fascinating, magnificent, marvelous, fine, dazzling, superb, wonderful, delightful, pretty, grand, lovely, gorgeousExamples from the Web for well-formed
Contemporary Examples of well-formed
I gave some examples of bad design and showed a picture of an infant with a well-formed tail to illustrate one example.
Historical Examples of well-formed
And the body is fairest which grows up straight and well-formed from the time of birth.
LawsPlato
This one should be well matured, at least at the base, and should have well-formed eyes.
Manual of American Grape-GrowingU. P. Hedrick
His face was well-formed, except that the nose was too large and too prominently aquiline.
Shoulder-StrapsHenry Morford
When we got to Carlton, however, there came a hitch in my well-formed arrangements.
A Master of MysteriesL. T. Meade
Maud, the eldest girl, had very straight, well-formed features.
A Modern TomboyL. T. Meade
well-formed
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