Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-developed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: well-de-vel-oped
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Developed to a great extent, highly developed.

Example Sentences

"He has well-developed muscles."
"She has a well-developed sense of humour."
"The reputations of our universities and our research base are already under threat because of the fallout from the EU referendum result, which is making the UK an unfriendlier place for overseas scholars and students, as well as cutting off access to an important stream of research funding and to a vibrant and well-developed ecosystem for collaborative work."

Inflected Forms

better-developed (comparative) best-developed (superlative) well developed (alternative, predicative)

Questions

What does well-developed mean?: Developed to a great extent, highly developed.

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