well-formed
[ wel-fawrmd ]
/ ˈwɛlˈfɔrmd /
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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curvaceous, rounded, elegant, comely, graceful, pleasing, alluring, cute, fascinating, magnificent, marvelous, fine, dazzling, superb, wonderful, delightful, pretty, grand, lovely, gorgeous
Nearby words
- well-fed,
- well-financed,
- well-finished,
- well-fitted,
- well-fixed,
- well-fortified,
- well-found,
- well-founded,
- well-furnished,
- well-governed
Origin of well-formed
First recorded in 1510–20
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well-formed
adjective
logic linguistics (of a formula, expression, etc) constructed in accordance with the syntactic rules of a particular system; grammatically correct
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