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well–grounded
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
well–grounded
(adjective)
well–grounded
/ˌwɛl
ˈ
graʊndəd/
adjective
well–grounded
/ˌwɛl
ˈ
graʊndəd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of WELL–GROUNDED
[
more well–grounded; most well–grounded
]
1
:
having good training
in
a subject or activity
She is
well-grounded in
Latin and Greek.
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2
:
well-founded
well-grounded
fears
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