well-done

[ wel-duhn ]

adjective

1. performed accurately and diligently; executed with skill and efficiency.
2. (of meat) thoroughly cooked, especially until all redness is gone.

well-done

adjective

1. (of food, esp meat) cooked thoroughly
2. made or accomplished satisfactorily

Word History and Origins

Origin of well-done¹

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200

Example Sentences

The former president delights in well-done steak and fast food, and served a smorgasbord from McDonald’s and similar outlets at a 2019 White House gathering to honor the champion Clemson University football team.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump, on the other hand, is no gourmand: the former president’s cravings tend toward fast food and well-done steak.

From Los Angeles Times

“A lot of these guys come from homes where they’ve never understood work and they’ve never understood the feeling at the end of the day for a job well-done,” he said.

From Seattle Times

He mocked Mr. Trump’s taste for well-done hamburgers and his love of cable news.

From New York Times

“It’s a very well-done study that convincingly shows there is a tonsil-like structure” in the fish, says immunologist and cell biologist Anna Huttenlocher of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who wasn’t connected to the research.

From Science Magazine

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