Added 9 October 2026
well-behaved
/wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/ adjective
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Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour.
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.