well-established

[ wel-i-stab-lisht ]

adjective

1. permanently founded; settled; firmly set:

   a well-established business; a well-established habit.

well-established

adjective

1. having permanence or security in a certain place, condition, job, etc

   a well-established brand

2. well-known or validated

   a well-established fact

Word History and Origins

Origin of well-established¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

“It is well established that a fetus is not a ‘person’; rather it is a sui generis organism,” the ruling stated.

From The Daily Beast

The steady, entrancing rhythms are a well-established motif in dramatizations of the American war in Vietnam.

From The Daily Beast

So the idea that inclusion of gay characters in media is beneficial is well established.

From The Daily Beast

Studies that confirm a large body of well-established findings are more likely to be sound, but they also make for lousier news.

From The Daily Beast

But the risks of going to Thailand were well-established prior to the Gammy case.

From The Daily Beast

They have well established their utility in different parts of the kingdom, and any number would sell.

From Project Gutenberg

The species does not grow in nipa swamps, though immediately back of them it will be found well established.

From Project Gutenberg

This adulteration no doubt was one cause of its losing its well established reputation.

From Project Gutenberg

Nothing that ever was well established in the East has altogether ceased to exist in the hearts of men.

From Project Gutenberg

But it is well established that he was regarded with personal dislike and with professional jealousy by his veteran colleagues.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• earnest
• heartfelt
• natural
• positive
• real
• sincere
• true