Emily Dickinson Lexicon

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

Good natured; kind. – Dryden.

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

Almost; nearly.

WELL-OR'DER-ED, a.

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.

WELL'-READ, a.

Having extensive reading.

WELL-REG'U-LA-TED, a.

Having good regulations.

WELL'-ROOM, n. [well and room.]

In a boat, a place in the bottom where the water is collected, and whence it is thrown out with a scoop.

WELL'-SET, a.

Having good symmetry of parts.

WELL'-SET-TLED, a.

Fully settled; well married.

WELL'-SINK-ER, n.

One who digs well.

WELL'-SPED, a.

Having good success.

WELL'-SPENT, a. [well and spent.]

Spent or passed in virtue; as, a well-spent life; well-spent days. – Pope.

WELL'-SPOK-EN, a. [well and speak.]

1. Speaking well; speaking with fitness or grace; or speaking kindly.
2. Spoken with propriety; as, well-spoken words.

WELL'-SPRING, a. [well and spring.]

A source of continual supply. – Prov. xvi.

WELL-STOR-ED, a.

Fully stored.

WELL'-SWEEP, v. [or n. See SWEEP.]

WELL-TEM'PER-ED, a.

Having a good temper.

WELL-TIM-ED, a.

Done at a proper time.

WELL-TRAIN-ED, a.

Correctly trained.

WELL'-TRI-ED, a.

Having been fully tried. – Southey.

WELL'-WA-TER, a. [well and water.]

The water that flows into a well from subterraneous springs; water drawn from a well.

WELL-WILL'ER, n. [well and will.]

One who means kindly. – Sidney. Hooker.

WELL-WISH', n. [well and wish.]

A wish of happiness. – Addison.