- well-founded
- well-found|ed [ ,wel `faundəd ] adjectivebased on facts or good reasons:well-founded fears/suspicions: Her suspicions of foul play turned out to have been well founded.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
well-founded — adj a belief or feeling etc that is well founded is based on facts or good judgment ▪ My suspicions proved to be well founded … Dictionary of contemporary English
well-founded — [wel′foun′did] adj. based on facts, good evidence, or sound judgment [a well founded suspicion] … English World dictionary
well founded — index well grounded Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
well-founded — index actual, authentic, axiomatic, believable, cogent, convincing, de facto, legitimate (rightful) … Law dictionary
well founded — ▶ adjective JUSTIFIABLE, justified, warranted, legitimate, defensible, valid, admissible, allowable, understandable, excusable, acceptable, reasonable, sensible, sound. Opposites groundless. * * * ˌwell ˈfounded [well founded] (also less frequent … Useful english dictionary
well-founded — also well founded ADJ GRADED If you say that a report, opinion, or feeling is well founded, you mean that it is based on facts and can therefore be justified. If the reports are well founded, the incident could seriously aggravate relations… … English dictionary
well-founded — /ˈwɛl faʊndəd/ (say wel fownduhd) adjective rightly or justly founded, as on good grounds: well founded suspicions. Also, (especially in predicative use), well founded /wɛl ˈfaʊndəd/ (say wel fownduhd) …
well-founded — UK [ˌwel ˈfaʊndɪd] / US [ˌwel ˈfaʊndəd] adjective based on facts or good reasons well founded fears/suspicions: Her suspicions of foul play turned out to have been well founded … English dictionary
well-founded — /wel fown did/, adj. having a foundation in fact; based on good reasons, information, etc.: well founded suspicions. [1325 75; ME] * * * … Universalium
well-founded — adj. Well founded is used with these nouns: ↑fear … Collocations dictionary