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View synonyms for well-turned

well-turned

[ wel-turnd ]

adjective

  1. gracefully shaped:

    a well-turned ankle.

  2. gracefully and concisely expressed:

    a well-turned phrase.



well-turned

adjective

  1. (of a phrase, speech, etc) apt and pleasingly sonorous
  2. having a pleasing shape

    a well-turned leg

“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of well-turned1

First recorded in 1610–20
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Example Sentences

She was perfectly composed, occasionally flashing a wry smile and speaking in thoughtful, well-turned phrases.

So how weird is it to see something you know so well turned into fiction?

I fancy it was pretty well turned, and that made the wrench during the small hours the more severe.

His staff were by no means so well turned out, but the few hussars of the escort were stout, soldierlike-looking fellows.

Once double-plowed, or thoroughly subsoiled, and well turned over, is better than more.

The supporting base consists of four exquisitely turned columns, braced at bottom with correspondingly well-turned crossbars.

The songs were numerous and well-turned, and certain details of the travestie were ingenious.

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