Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-used

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.60 in modern English

Syllables: well-used
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Used a great deal; having seen a lot of use.

Example Sentences

"For the Skegness line a key issue is summer Saturday capacity. In recent years two HSTs have been deployed on the route in addition to strengthened DMU formations, and these services are very well-used."
"Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, of Imber, dressed all in black as usual, sits at the head of the table. A crumpled and well-used orange vest hangs over the back of his chair."

Inflected Forms

better-used (comparative) more well-used (comparative) best-used (superlative) most well-used (superlative)

Synonyms

oft-used

Questions

What does well-used mean?: Used a great deal; having seen a lot of use.

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