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well-done

[ wel-duhn ]

/ ˈwɛlˈdʌn /

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adjective

performed accurately and diligently; executed with skill and efficiency.

(of meat) thoroughly cooked, especially until all redness is gone.

Origin of well-done

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200

Words nearby well-done

well-deserved, well-developed, well-disciplined, well-disposed, well-documented, well-done, well-dressed, well-dressing, well-earned, well-endowed, well-equipped

Example sentences from the Web for well-done

The Mystery of Edwin Drood was a clever, well-done entertainment.

Who’ll Win a 2013 Tony Award—and Who Deserves To |Janice Kaplan |June 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
For every well-done and lavish musical number, there have been countless appalling elements each week.

NBC’s ‘Smash’: Weak Writing, Terrible Characters, and Painful Subplots |Jace Lacob |March 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In food, there are some factual things—you wouldn't call a well-done steak “steak tartare.”

Confessions of a Mad Scientist |Katie Workman |August 18, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Mutton, ten minutes to the pound for rare; fifteen for well-done.

The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking |Helen Campbell

The singer glanced at the white-haired lady—the great Mrs. Ariton—and she read "well-done, my child," in a smile of moist eyes.

The Tempering |Charles Neville Buck
He held up some sheets of scribble paper on which I saw several careful and well-done mechanical drawings.

The Man Who Fell Through the Earth |Carolyn Wells
This was the one good action Shaibq Khn did in the world; it was well-done truly!

The Bbur-nma in English |Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
Thus the “well-done, good and faithful” comes from the servant himself in self-applause.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for well-done

well-done

adjective (well done when postpositive)

(of food, esp meat) cooked thoroughly

made or accomplished satisfactorily