Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WELL-FA'VOR-ED, a.

Handsome; well formed; beautiful; pleasing to the eye. Gen. xxii.

WELL-FLAVOR-ED, a.

Having a high flavor.

WELL-FORM'ED, a.

Formed well.

WELL'-FOUND-ED, a.

Founded on good and valid masons, or on strong probabilities.

WELL'-HEAD, n. [well and head.]

A source, spring or fountain. [Obs.] Spenser.

WELL'-HOLE, or WELL, n.

In architecture, the hole or space left in a floor for the stairs. Moxon.

WELL-HUS'BAND-ED, a.

Husbanded properly.

WELL-IN-FORMED, a.

Correctly informed.

WELL-IN-STRUC'TED, a.

Rightly or fully instructed.

WELL-IN-TEND'ED, a.

Intended for a good purpose, or with upright motives.

WELL-IN-TEN'TION-ED, a.

Having upright intentions or high purpose. Milner.

WELL'-KNOWN, a.

Fully known.

WELL-MAN'NER-ED, a. [well and manner.]

Polite; well-bred; complaisant. Dryden.

WELL'-MEAN-ER, n. [well and mean.]

One whose intention is good. Dryden.

WELL'-MEAN-ING, a.

Having a good intention. Killingbeck.

WELL'-MEANT, a.

Rightly intended.

WELL-MET', exclam.

A term of salutation denoting joy at meeting.

WELL-MIND-ED, a. [well and mind.]

Well disposed; having a good mind.

WELL-MOR'AL-IZ-ED, a.

Regulated by good morals. Milner.

WELL-NA'TUR-ED, a. [well and natured.]

Good natured; kind. Dryden.

WELL'-NIGH, adv. [well and nigh.]

Almost; nearly.

WELL-OR'DER-ED,

Rightly ordered.

WELL-PAINT-ED, a.

Painted well.

WELL-POL'I-CI-ED, a.

Having a good policy.

WELL-POL'ISH-ED, a.

Highly polished.