well-built
adjective
1
: built to be strong or to work well
a well-built house/car/system
2
: physically strong or attractive
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It's also made of aluminum, sturdy and well-built in your hands.
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Luke Larsen, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2026
The piece, after all, takes a page from the slithering, scaly serpent — being chunky, well-built, highly textural, and fluid.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2026
Even sites that are well-built can have slow loading times if their images are too big or poorly optimized.
—Malana Vantyler, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
These motorcycles were so well-built that they were even employed in both World Wars, mainly as dispatch bikes and sidecar tugs for the British armed forces.
—New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
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Luke Larsen, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2026
The piece, after all, takes a page from the slithering, scaly serpent — being chunky, well-built, highly textural, and fluid.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2026
Even sites that are well-built can have slow loading times if their images are too big or poorly optimized.
—Malana Vantyler, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
These motorcycles were so well-built that they were even employed in both World Wars, mainly as dispatch bikes and sidecar tugs for the British armed forces.
—New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for well-built
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“Well-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-built. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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