If the reports are well founded, the incident could seriously aggravate relations between the two nations...
We must respond to well-founded criticism with a willingness to change.
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well-founded — adj a belief or feeling etc that is well founded is based on facts or good judgment ▪ My suspicions proved to be well founded … Dictionary of contemporary English
well-founded — well found|ed [ ,wel faundəd ] adjective based on facts or good reasons: well founded fears/suspicions: Her suspicions of foul play turned out to have been well founded … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
well-founded — [wel′foun′did] adj. based on facts, good evidence, or sound judgment [a well founded suspicion] … English World dictionary
well founded — index well grounded Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
well-founded — index actual, authentic, axiomatic, believable, cogent, convincing, de facto, legitimate (rightful) … Law dictionary
well founded — ▶ adjective JUSTIFIABLE, justified, warranted, legitimate, defensible, valid, admissible, allowable, understandable, excusable, acceptable, reasonable, sensible, sound. Opposites groundless. * * * ˌwell ˈfounded [well founded] (also less frequent … Useful english dictionary
well-founded — /ˈwɛl faʊndəd/ (say wel fownduhd) adjective rightly or justly founded, as on good grounds: well founded suspicions. Also, (especially in predicative use), well founded /wɛl ˈfaʊndəd/ (say wel fownduhd) …
well-founded — UK [ˌwel ˈfaʊndɪd] / US [ˌwel ˈfaʊndəd] adjective based on facts or good reasons well founded fears/suspicions: Her suspicions of foul play turned out to have been well founded … English dictionary
well-founded — /wel fown did/, adj. having a foundation in fact; based on good reasons, information, etc.: well founded suspicions. [1325 75; ME] * * * … Universalium
well-founded — adj. Well founded is used with these nouns: ↑fear … Collocations dictionary
