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well-behaved

adjective

  1. demonstrating appropriate conduct
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/ / /wɛlbəˈheɪvd/

adj

Etymology: From well + behaved.

  1. Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour.

    The boy is well-behaved and is seldom naughty.

    How bright were the fire-irons; how clean the Dutch riles round the old-fashioned fire-place, how well-behaved even the cat.

  2. Having intuitive, easy to handle properties, especially: having a finite derivative of all orders at all points, and having no discontinuities.