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Definition of "well-fed" []

  • Adequately or properly nourished. (adjective)
  • Overfed; fat. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "well-fed" in a sentence
  • "The consensus, at least among this well-fed throng: they loved it!"
  • "They rarely starve, however, since well-fed vampire bats disgorge a little precious blood to nourish their hungry peers."
  • "They were met inside the palace by a servant of the king, a well-fed man in a green robe."