well-formed

[ wel-fawrmd ]
/ ˈwɛlˈfɔrmd /
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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).

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Origin of well-formed

First recorded in 1510–20

OTHER WORDS FROM well-formed

well-form·ed·ness [wel-fawr-mid-nis, -fawrmd-] /ˈwɛlˈfɔr mɪd nɪs, -ˈfɔrmd-/, noun

Words nearby well-formed

well-fed, well-financed, well-finished, well-fitted, well-fixed, well-formed, well-fortified, well-found, well-founded, well-furnished, well-governed
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Words related to well-formed

curvaceous, rounded, elegant, comely, graceful, pleasing, alluring, cute, fascinating, magnificent, marvelous, fine, dazzling, superb, wonderful, delightful, pretty, grand, lovely, gorgeous

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British Dictionary definitions for well-formed

well-formed

adjective

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

Derived forms of well-formed

well-formedness, noun
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