well-found
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.52 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Well maintained and fully stocked and equipped.
adj
Example Sentences
- "We grieve to see paupers, and such like, arriving from abroad; but when we behold a body of intelligent and well-found emigrants like these, arrived on our shores, we rejoice to extend to them the honest hand of welcome."
- "The Nicholas is a well-found ship, and with a nice clean hull."
- "To leave his kingdom well-found and strong—that is a King's work."
- "He said the 'ouse was well-found. Him with his well-found 'ouse! They're bound to give you what you need, but if you don't mind expense..."
- "Although it is more burdensome to handle than a Bermudan rig, a well-found gaff rig copes with heavy weather at least as capably as its triangular equivalent."
- "Having determin'd of the Vosces and To send for Titus Lartius, it remains, As the main point of this our after-meeting, To gratify his noble service that Hath thus stood for his country: therefore, Most reverend and grave elders, to desire please you, The present consul, and last general In our well-found successes, to report A little of the worthy work perform'd By Caius Marcius Coriolanus, whom We met here both to thank and to remember With honors like himself."
Inflected Forms
more well-found (comparative)
most well-found (superlative)
wellfound (alternative)
well found (alternative)