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ad⋅just⋅ed

  [uh-juhs-tid]
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–adjective
1. arranged or fitted properly: Properly adjusted shelving will accommodate books of various heights.
2. adapted to surroundings or circumstances (often used in combination): a well-adjusted child.
Origin:
1665–75; adjust + -ed 2
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well-ad·just·ed   (wěl'ə-jŭs'tĭd)
adj.  Having adapted or conformed suitably to new conditions: a well-adjusted new student.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

well-adjusted 
1735, in ref. to mechanisms, etc., from well (adv.) + pp. of adjust. In ref. to emotional balance, recorded from 1959.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ad·just·ed
Function: adjective
: having achieved an often specified and usually harmonious relationship with the environment or with otherindividuals adjusted schoolchild>

Main Entry: well–ad·just·ed
Pronunciation: (')wel-&-'j&s-t&d
Function: adjective
: WELL-BALANCED 2
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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