well-formed
Americanadjective
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rightly or pleasingly formed.
a well-formed contour.
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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
Example Sentences
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American Electric Power is moving above several well-formed bases.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
She opens her hands up to me, revealing Band-Aids and well-formed callouses.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
"Although miassite is a mineral that was discovered near the Miass River in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia," said Canfield, "it is a rare one that generally does not grow as well-formed crystals."
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024
Current rules say the conch must have a well-formed flaring lip to be considered an adult.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023
Once well-formed, they were now no larger than they’d been in the midst of puberty.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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