well-behaved
adjective
- demonstrating appropriate conduct
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/ / /wɛlbəˈheɪvd/
adj
Etymology: From well + behaved.
- 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.”
- Having intuitive, easy to handle properties, especially: having a finite derivative of all orders at all points, and having no discontinuities.