Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
well-fed [wel-fed] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- fat; plump.
Origin of well-fed Middle English word dating back to 1325–75 Examples from the Web for well-fed Contemporary Examples of well-fed
We left Hawa knowing the children were at least in good hands: well-fed, well-clothed.
The Life of a Liberian Child with Ebola
Sarah Crowe
November 5, 2014
But the ability to pull shiny metal out of the ground is trivial compared to the power of a well-fed army.
Land is More Important Than Gold
Justin Green
April 17, 2013
Historical Examples of well-fed
The well-fed and well-rested dogs were harnessed to the sledge.
Jules Verne
(With some starvation, the records say,) Our well-fed Independence!
Will Carleton
The well-fed Gaskin, who formed one of the group, made a bob.
T. S. Stribling
On their right and left pressed the men, an athletic, hearty, well-fed gang.
James Fenimore Cooper
What a feast the sharks must have had on his oily, well-fed carcass!
Captain Brand of the “Centipede”
H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
British Dictionary definitions for well-fed well-fed adjective (well fed when postpositive)
- having a nutritious diet; well nourished
- plump; fat