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[ wel-groun-did ] / ˈwɛlˈgraʊn dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR well-grounded ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebased on good reasons; well-founded: His opposition to the scheme is well-grounded. well or thoroughly instructed in the basic principles of a subject: She is well-grounded in mathematics. Origin of well-groundedMiddle English word dating back to 1325–75 Words nearby well-groundedwell-found, well-founded, well-furnished, well-governed, well-groomed, well-grounded, well-guarded, well-handled, wellhead, well-heeled, well-hidden Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for well-groundedThere are a lot of remarkable things to explain, instead of hyping up a fear which is not well-grounded. Sanjay Gupta, on the Ebola Front Lines|Tim Teeman|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST They are highly intelligent, well-grounded parents with strong values. Organizing for Action Wants Your Newtown Anniversary Party to Be a Success|Stuart Stevens|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST He himself looked forward to the event without fear, and with a wise and well-grounded hope. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 of 8|Various Also there is a well-grounded belief that McGraw has subsidized the scoreboard boy so that he cheats the visitors somewhat. Practical English Composition: Book II.|Edwin L. Miller
These considerations, though profoundly wise, did not convince me, because I thought his inference was not well-grounded. The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, Complete|Jean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz He was keenly alive to Garrett's every action, resulting from what he believed to be well-grounded suspicions. 'As Gold in the Furnace'|John E. Copus But in the course of negotiations with them he learned a piece of news which caused him well-grounded anxiety. A Short History of the Royal Navy 1217 to 1688|David Hannay
British Dictionary definitions for well-grounded
adjective (well grounded when postpositive)well instructed in the basic elements of a subject another term for well-founded Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to well-groundedvalid, versed, corroborated, substantiated |