well-behaved

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour.
  2. Having intuitive, easy to handle properties, especially: having a finite derivative of all orders at all points, and having no discontinuities.

Pronunciation

/wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/ /wɛlbəˈheɪvd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-well-behaved.wav

Word forms

well-behaved better-behaved more well-behaved best-behaved most well-behaved well behaved

Etymology

From well + behaved.

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