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well-turned [wel-turnd] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for well-turned on Thesaurus.com adjective
- gracefully shaped: a well-turned ankle.
- gracefully and concisely expressed: a well-turned phrase.
Origin of well-turned First recorded in 1610–20 Related Words for well-turned curvaceous, rounded, elegant, comely, graceful, pleasing, balanced, beautiful, built, neat, regular, statuesque, symmetrical, trim, sightly, full-figured, proportioned, sylphlike, well-formed, well-turned Examples from the Web for well-turned Contemporary Examples of well-turned
She was perfectly composed, occasionally flashing a wry smile and speaking in thoughtful, well-turned phrases.
The Woman Who Tried to Kill Me
Lloyd Grove
May 29, 2009
Historical Examples of well-turned
The scholar, too, was remembered with a toast, to which he replied with well-turned phrases.
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She liked a well-turned sentence, and repeated it softly to herself.
E. F. Benson
When he had said we grow old by moments, was it more than just a well-turned phrase?
Arthur Beverley Baxter
He thought of her humorous eyes, and of her strong, well-turned chin.
Various
His well-turned compliments were as fine as his smart repartees.
Walter Thornbury
British Dictionary definitions for well-turned well-turned adjective (well turned when postpositive)
- (of a phrase, speech, etc) apt and pleasingly sonorous
- having a pleasing shapea well-turned leg