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well-handled
well-heeled
well-hung
well-informed
well-kept
well-knit
well-known
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well-mannered
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well-earned
well-earned


adjective 
Definition:
 
deserving reward: fully deserved, especially as a result of hard work or effort ( not hyphenated after a verb )
sat down for a well-earned rest
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