well-found

well-found
/wel"fownd"/, adj.
well-furnished with supplies, necessaries, etc.: a well-found ship.
[1300-50 for earlier sense "welcome"; ME]

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  • well-found — [wel′found′] adj. properly and adequately equipped [a well found ship] …   English World dictionary

  • well-found|ed — «WEHL FOWN dihd», adjective. rightly or justly founded: »a well founded faith in schools: well unded suspicions …   Useful english dictionary

  • well-found — well′ found′ adj. well furnished with supplies, necessaries, etc …   From formal English to slang

  • well-found — /ˈwɛl faʊnd/ (say wel fownd) adjective well equipped with supplies, necessaries, etc. Also, (especially in predicative use), well found /wɛl ˈfaʊnd/ (say wel fownd) …  

  • well-found — adjective Date: 1781 fully furnished ; properly equipped < a well found ship > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • well-appointed well-found — furnished furnished adj. provided with necessary furnishings; used especially of rented apartments having furniture included in the rental price; as, a furnished apartment. Opposite of {unfurnished}. [Narrower terms: {stocked, stocked with ;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • well-found — adjective having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings a well appointed kitchen a well appointed apartment • Syn: ↑well appointed • Similar to: ↑furnished, ↑equipped …   Useful english dictionary

  • well found — adjective (chiefly of a boat) well equipped and maintained …   English new terms dictionary

  • well-found·ed — …   Useful english dictionary

  • well-founded — well found|ed [ ,wel faundəd ] adjective based on facts or good reasons: well founded fears/suspicions: Her suspicions of foul play turned out to have been well founded …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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