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[ wel-fed ] / ˈwɛlˈfɛd /
Origin of well-fedMiddle English word dating back to 1325–75 Words nearby well-fedWelles, Orson, well-established, Wellesz, well-favored, well-favoured, well-fed, well-financed, well-finished, well-fitted, well-fixed, well-formed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for well-fedWe left Hawa knowing the children were at least in good hands: well-fed, well-clothed. The Life of a Liberian Child with Ebola|Sarah Crowe|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the ability to pull shiny metal out of the ground is trivial compared to the power of a well-fed army. Land is More Important Than Gold|Justin Green|April 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST Over six thousand well-fed spectators pulled out their watches and timed the entrée. Directly behind the picture came a priest, his hands clasped over a missal which he held firmly against his well-fed stomach. Vistas in Sicily|Arthur Stanley Riggs
Gorki completely satisfied that strange but almost universal desire of well-fed and comfortable people to go slumming. Essays on Russian Novelists|William Lyon Phelps He fell asleep presently in a chair, according to his wont, snoring like a well-fed animal. Kildares of Storm|Eleanor Mercein Kelly A plump, well-fed stream is as satisfying to behold as a well-fed animal or a thrifty tree. A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for well-fed
adjective (well fed when postpositive)having a nutritious diet; well nourished plump; fat 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 |