Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Good in manner, habit, form, or construction; well-mannered; well done.
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- adjective Good in
manner ,habit ,form , orconstruction ;well-mannered ;well-done . - adjective Having an
attractive physicalappearance or strongmuscles .
Etymologies
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From Middle English wel-thewed, wel thewed, equivalent to well + thewed.
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Examples
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Less agreeable was the sight of several bands of well-thewed and armed men or eunuchs.
Conan and The Mists of Door Green, Roland 1995
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The lake was frozen from shore to shore, and Conan would wager half the gold in the sack mounted behind him that the ice was as thick as his own well-thewed leg.
Conan the Fearless Perry, Steve 1986
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