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well-formed

[wel-fawrmd]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

rightly or pleasingly formed.
a well-formed contour.
Linguistics.��(of an utterance) conforming to the rules of a language; grammatical (ill-formed ).

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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Other Word Forms

well-formedness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of well-formed¹

First recorded in 1510–20

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Example Sentences

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I have well-formed opinions about collagen face masks and laser treatments.

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It easily rolls well-formed orbs that readily release from the scoop.

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The team found that the more well-formed modular networks had large responses to localised light stimulation, while those with less 'modularity' responded to all stimulus in an excessively synchronised way.

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Current rules say the conch must have a well-formed flaring lip to be considered an adult.

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“My primary concern is to be a well-formed human being and to learn to write, read converse, and think well,” Ms. Richards said.

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grammatical��

well-fixed well-fortified

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