Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WELL'-DRAWN, a.

Truly drawn.

WELL-DRESS'ED, a.

Handsomely dressed.

WELL-ED'U-CAT-ED, a.

Having a good education.

WELL-ES-TAB'LISH-ED, a.

Firmly established.

WELL'FARE, n. [Is now written Welfare.]

WELL-FA'VOR-ED, a.

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

WELL-FLA'VOR-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-GROUND'ED, a. [well and ground.]

Well founded; having a solid foundation.

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-FORM'ED, 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.