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Well behaved   /wɛl bɪhˈeɪvd/   Listen
Well behaved

adjective
1.
(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct.  Synonym: well-behaved.






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"Well behaved" Quotes from Famous Books



... decision Tom took up his lessons, and had never been more studious and well behaved ...
— The Cromptons • Mary J. Holmes

... form, or murus largus, the prisoners apparently were, if well behaved, allowed to take exercise in the corridors, where sometimes they had opportunities of converse with each other, and with the outside world. This privilege was ordered to be given to the aged and infirm by the cardinals who investigated ...
— The Inquisition - A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church • E. Vacandard

... fine potatoes in the oven of my stove; when they are done, I mash them with a little butter and milk, and a pinch of salt. It is a meal for the gods! If you are well behaved I will let ...
— The Mysteries of Paris V2 • Eugene Sue

... Lucky knew Old Squirrel Nutcracker very well, and as the old gentleman squirrel was very nice and well behaved it made Uncle Lucky provoked to think that his son should be such a scatterbrains. So Uncle Lucky stopped ...
— Billy Bunny and Uncle Bull Frog • David Magie Cory



Words linked to "Well behaved" :   good, well-behaved



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