well-made
well-made
Definition
well·-made (-mād′)
adjective
- well-proportioned; strongly built; skillfully and soundly put together
- Literature, Drama
- skillfully constructed or contrived a well-made plot
- having a skillfully contrived plot a well-made play
well-made
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- path: A well-made path cuts a broad swathe to the far side of the field where you turn left on the Monarch's Way.
- film: Its also a taut, gripping, well-made film.
- piece: Review: Wonderful - well-made pieces, an ingenious game, hours of fun!
- play: Shakespeare is a historian by virtue of creating well-made plays.
- man: It was the body of a tall, well-made man, about forty years of age.
- product: In terms of quality, they range from cheap souvenirs to well-made products with high price tags.
Modifying Another Word
- so: They are such good quality and so well-made that if you eventually wear yours out, Tilley will replace it for free!
- very: It is portable somewhat the way the Walker Colt was portable, but probably it is a very well-made piece.
- extremely: The pram has a modern, three-wheeled " jogger " type styling, and its extremely well-made, robust frame is easy to construct.
- exceptionally: For a silly kids ' comedy, this is exceptionally well-made.
- especially: A Gucci label, for example, might mark an especially well-made handbag.
- particularly: The usual range of accessories was offered with a particularly well-made fixed steady with the fingers adjusted by screws.
Browse dictionary entries near well-made
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- well-known
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- well-intentioned
- well-informed
- well-hung
- well-heeled
- well-handled
- well-grounded
- well-groomed
- well-mannered
- well-meaning
- well-nigh
- well-off
- well oiled
- well-ordered
- well-preserved
- well-read
- well-rounded
- well-spoken
