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well-behaved

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "well-behaved" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables

12 characters

English (US)

2syllables

well-behaved

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well-behaved is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, well-behaved is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofwell-behaved

1adjective

(of a person or animal) Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour
Example: "The boy is well-behaved and is seldom naughty."
Having intuitive, easy to handle properties, especially: having a finite derivative of all orders at all points, and having no discontinuities.

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

well-bearing well-beaten well-becoming well-bedded well-befitting well-begotten well-begun well-behated

well-behaved(current)

After

well-being well-beknown well-believed well-believing well-beloved well-beneficed well-bent well-beseemingly

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