well-adjusted

adjective

well-ad·​just·​ed ˌwel-ə-ˈjə-stəd How to pronounce well-adjusted (audio)

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Doctor Who newcomer Varada Sethu is well-adjusted to the franchise life. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025 Rachel had worried that that year of enemas would scar August forever, psychologically, and the many months of colostomy bags after that, but the boy had grown up well-adjusted, all things considered. Camille Bordas, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024 Many are well-rounded and well-adjusted children who go on to thrive as adults. The Editors, Scientific American, 14 May 2024 Because this woman is way too wise and well-adjusted. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024 All three kids were well-adjusted and well-liked by their peers. Ed Ternan, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023 Likewise one child of a doting mother like Shy’s will be well-adjusted and easygoing. Rachel Connolly, The New Republic, 17 July 2023 Several then-kids implicated in the saga are not so well-adjusted, according to his reporting: Hunter and Carly have recanted their testimonies, saying Margie worked to orchestrate their answers. Paul Schrodt, Vulture, 29 June 2023 No matter how well-adjusted, a system cannot provide this level of interaction. Jon Stojan, Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of well-adjusted was in 1809

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“Well-adjusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-adjusted. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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well-adjusted

adjective
well-ad·​just·​ed (ˈ)wel-ə-ˈjəs-təd How to pronounce well-adjusted (audio)

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