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• well-preserved
  well-preserved

  adjective

  having been maintained in good condition; preserving a good or healthy appearance.
• well preserved
  well preserved

  Aging gracefully, still in good condition, as in I can't believe she's 65; she's certainly well preserved. [Mid-1800s]

well-preserved

American  

[wel-pri-zurvd] / ˈwɛl prɪˈzɜrvd /

adjective

1. having been maintained in good condition; preserving a good or healthy appearance.

   a well-preserved manuscript; a well-preserved elderly couple.

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well-preserved British  

adjective

1. kept in a good condition

2. continuing to appear youthful

   she was a well-preserved old lady

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well preserved Idioms  

1. Aging gracefully, still in good condition, as in I can't believe she's 65; she's certainly well preserved. [Mid-1800s]

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Etymology

Origin of well-preserved

First recorded in 1850–55

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Today the street’s well-preserved Western and Victorian buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries blend with contemporary storefronts occupied by booksellers, coffee shops, restaurants and galleries, many locally owned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The eastern city of Baalbek has one of Lebanon's best-known landmarks: a stunningly well-preserved Roman temple complex set against the mountainous border with Syria.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

The vessel was found piled high with hundreds of well-preserved containers, which were used to transport goods such as wine and olive oil.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Bassist and singer Geddy Lee, his voice eerily well-preserved for a 72-year-old, rode the contours of these numbers with electrifying menace and character, justifying all the risks inherent in this reunion tour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

A slim, smiling, well-preserved woman, wearing leggings, a large T-shirt, and an overly youthful weave, the wavy hair trailing all the way to her back.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Enlander took images of a well preserved part of the whale's ear, which may also be useful for carbon dating, and sent photographs to the Natural History Museum in London.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

A new study of some remarkably well preserved jaws suggest they reached up to 19 metres, potentially making them the largest invertebrates ever known to scientists.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Mathieu Deldicque, director of the Conde Museum, where the headdress will go on display, said the find was a "true miracle", stressing that all of its parts were well preserved.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

For decades, scientists struggled to understand this group because most well preserved fossils had been discovered in Asia.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

She had evidently been a handsome woman, and was well preserved still.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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