well-formed

[wel-fawrmd]

adjective

1. rightly or pleasingly formed.

   a well-formed contour.

2. Linguistics.,  (of an utterance) conforming to the rules of a language; grammatical (ill-formed ).

well-formed

adjective

1. logic linguistics (of a formula, expression, etc) constructed in accordance with the syntactic rules of a particular system; grammatically correct

Other Word Forms

• well-formedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of well-formed¹

First recorded in 1510–20

Example Sentences

She opens her hands up to me, revealing Band-Aids and well-formed callouses.

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I have well-formed opinions about collagen face masks and laser treatments.

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It easily rolls well-formed orbs that readily release from the scoop.

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The team found that the more well-formed modular networks had large responses to localised light stimulation, while those with less 'modularity' responded to all stimulus in an excessively synchronised way.

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Current rules say the conch must have a well-formed flaring lip to be considered an adult.

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Related Words

• grammatical