well-adjusted
adjective
well-ad·just·ed
ˌwel-ə-ˈjə-stəd 
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Because this woman is way too wise and well-adjusted.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024
All three kids were well-adjusted and well-liked by their peers.
—Ed Ternan, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
Likewise one child of a doting mother like Shy’s will be well-adjusted and easygoing.
—Rachel Connolly, The New Republic, 17 July 2023
Several then-kids implicated in the saga are not so well-adjusted, according to his reporting: Hunter and Carly have recanted their testimonies, saying Margie worked to orchestrate their answers.
—Paul Schrodt, Vulture, 29 June 2023
No matter how well-adjusted, a system cannot provide this level of interaction.
—Jon Stojan, Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2023
However, at age 20, children born via egg or sperm donation and surrogacy were psychologically well-adjusted, the study found, especially if parents told the children about their birth history before age 7.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024
All three kids were well-adjusted and well-liked by their peers.
—Ed Ternan, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
Likewise one child of a doting mother like Shy’s will be well-adjusted and easygoing.
—Rachel Connolly, The New Republic, 17 July 2023
Several then-kids implicated in the saga are not so well-adjusted, according to his reporting: Hunter and Carly have recanted their testimonies, saying Margie worked to orchestrate their answers.
—Paul Schrodt, Vulture, 29 June 2023
No matter how well-adjusted, a system cannot provide this level of interaction.
—Jon Stojan, Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2023
However, at age 20, children born via egg or sperm donation and surrogacy were psychologically well-adjusted, the study found, especially if parents told the children about their birth history before age 7.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
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well-adjusted
adjective
well-ad·just·ed
(ˈ)wel-ə-ˈjəs-təd
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