well-turned
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7.7
- adjective
- /wɛl tɜrnd/
:
bien expresado
- They were after an intellectual joyride, a well-turned article about one of Latin America's great lyric poets.
- a well-turned phrase
Examples
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The novelist is known for her well-turned sentences that resonate with readers.
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Artists freely send here the piece that they have at hand: a well-turned sketch, a curious daub, an indication of landscape, as well as a painting pushed to perfection.
Academic text (1991) -
An exception occurs in its final lines, where the well-turned, completed structure is not permitted by the facts of history, and the Cid lives on in Valencia and comes to a good end, more like a figure in a chronicle than in an epic.
Academic text (1991) -
When he tossed in a few well-turned sentiments in praise of the glorious revolution of France and rejoiced that it would bring the two countries closer to a mutual sympathy that might now last forever, the statement was calculated to pass with most members as a piece of harmless exuberance.
Academic text (1991) -
His speech was filled with well-turned phrases that captivated the audience.
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Critics praised the article for its well-turned language and insightful commentary.
Synonyms
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4.6
Calm, confident, and elegant in public because of experience
Antonyms
How Polished
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Well-turned comes from the simple words well ('good') and turned ('shaped'); think of a 'turn of phrase' where you 'turn' words into a neat shape, so a well-turned sentence is one shaped in a pleasing and skillful way.