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

Example Sentences

The breakthrough comes from some of the oldest well-preserved rocks on Earth, found in the Pilbara Craton of western Australia.

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Ajvide is one of Scandinavia's most significant Stone Age archaeological sites, known for its well-preserved graves and abundant artifacts.

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These remains belong to a titanosaurian sauropod, a long-necked dinosaur for which no comparably well-preserved skeletons had ever been discovered in Transylvania.

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Semiyarka appears to have been a leading center for tin bronze production in the region, an unusually well-preserved example for the Eurasian Steppe.

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Maloney provided exceptionally well-preserved seaweed fossils that are roughly one billion years old, collected from Yukon Territory, Canada.

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Related Words

• unspoiled