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well-turned

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɛlˈtɝnd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wel′tûrnd′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
well-turned /ˈwɛlˈtɜrnd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. gracefully shaped:a well-turned ankle.
  2. gracefully expressed:a well-turned phrase.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
well-turned  (wel′tûrnd′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. gracefully shaped:a well-turned ankle.
  2. gracefully and concisely expressed:a well-turned phrase.
  • 1610–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
well-turned adj (well turned when postpositive)
  1. (of a phrase, speech, etc) apt and pleasingly sonorous
  2. having a pleasing shape: a well-turned leg
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