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well-kept

British  

adjective

  1. maintained in good condition

    the front lawns are well kept

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There’s plenty of variety here: Small project properties still sell in the $600,000 range, while larger remodels or well-kept Craftsmans can go for as much as $1.7 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026

At the center is an open-air amphitheater and waterfall ringed by glass buildings and shaded by well-kept trees.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025

Each front lawn is neat, each hedgerow well-kept.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025

It is an effortfully attractive place with well-kept painted brick homes and clipped lawns.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024

Must be a hundred, maybe two, in orderly rows and well-kept grass.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

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