ADJECTIVE
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(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct
a well-behaved child
How To Use well-behaved In A Sentence
- To find models, she posted a request on Craigslist for fit, well-behaved and well-groomed dachshunds, a strategy that provided mixed results.
- In between, it runs through woodlands, through unreclaimed marsh, wild in culverts and well-behaved beside suburban backyards. War for the Oaks
- An ugly duckling, like a printing press, was transformed into a well-behaved goose laying golden eggs.
- He had the character, among the gentlefolks, of being such a well-behaved man, that they were determined to bring him in. Charles Dickens and Uriah Heep
- There would have been room for lots of well-behaved animals on the lower floor. Times, Sunday Times
- While all the fans at our sports bar seemed cheerful and well-behaved not a single fist-fight broke out just for the hell of it (perhaps owing to the earliness of the hour) it would be misleading to call them anything other than passionate about their team. World Cup Buzzed
- Is the animal well-behaved in the stable? Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring
- They're really well-behaved too and were a joy to puppy-sit.
- He is the most well-mannered, well-behaved boy I know.
- The English refuse to let well-behaved dogs go anywhere. Times, Sunday Times