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well-fed Definition

well·-fed (-fed)

adjective

showing the effect of eating much good food; specif., plump or fat

well-fed Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • people: Moscow is not Russia, and the sight of well-fed people there tends to hide the real Russia.
  • cow: Under the interested gaze of several well-fed cows and their offspring, Leon took the wizard in hand.
  • animal: It showed that vaccination helped reduce the severity of lesions in well-fed animals.
  • citizen: The quest for victory is straightforward: develop your cities so they attract and support more well-fed citizens than anyone else.
  • cat: Hesketh-Prichard tells the story of how a sniping team noted the frequent presence of a well-fed cat on the enemy parapet.
  • bird: All well-fed birds sing loud; No birds, that sing loud, are unhappy.

Modifying Another Word

  • already: Even where they do, meat tends to be consumed by people who are relatively wealthy and already well-fed.
  • only: The organizers have not forgotten the " inner man " as " Only well-fed people will feel themselves at home " .
well-fed Quotes

The 50s face was angry, the 60s face was well-fed, the 70s face was foxy. Perhaps it was the right expression: there was a lot to be waryabout.

—Waterhouse, Keith Spencer