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Definition of "well-built" []

  • Constructed in a pleasing or sound manner. (adjective)
  • Muscular and lean, having a body resembling that of an athlete (adjective)

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Use "well-built" in a sentence
  • "He saw a well-built young man of thirty, well-featured, well-dressed, and evidently, in the world's catalogue, a gentleman."
  • "The figure of a tall, well-built man in a long duster with a neatly trimmed goatee stood large as life in front of the metal coffin."
  • "Later his precious, well-built body came back to me in a little white box draped in a burgundy velvet bag."