well-founded
Use Well-founded in a sentence
dɪd adjective
having a foundation in fact; based on good reasons, information, etc.: well-founded suspicions.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English
1325–75; Middle English
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| well-founded | |
| —adj | |
| having good grounds: well-founded rumours | |
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Well-founded
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
Some of the industry's optimism appears to be well-founded.
The legal standard is the same standard used to establish a well-founded fear of persecution in an asylum case.
Those concerns were well-founded: the initiative's wording was vague and its actual, real-world effects uncertain.
Our pride in this herd is well-founded, because it is a symbol of the success of our wildlife management and conservation efforts.
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