WELL-FED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does well-fed mean? 

• WELL-FED (adjective)
  The adjective WELL-FED has 1 sense:

1. properly nourished

  Familiarity information: WELL-FED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WELL-FED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Properly nourished

Synonyms:

well-fed; well-nourished

Similar:

nourished (being provided with adequate nourishment)

 Context examples 

They seem to be quite active and look very well-fed.

(Three New Species of Fish Found at Bottom of Pacific Ocean, VOA)

This infalling matter emits lots of light, producing a brilliant beacon called a quasar, in the case of the most well-fed black holes.

(Hubble Uncovers Black Hole Disk that Shouldn't Exist, NASA)

When light and electric fields were blocked, starved worms burrowed down, while well-fed worms migrated up.

(Magnetic Field Sensor Unearthed in Worms, NIH)

No serious quarrel had ever vexed the serenity of the party; and, now that each had sixteen hundred dollars to show for a short summer's work, there reigned the well-fed, contented spirit of prosperity.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)