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well-developed

adj (well developed when postpositive)
carefully or extensively elaborated or evolved
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well-developed

adjective
Having a full, voluptuous figure:
Informal: built.
Slang: stacked.
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well-developed

[ˌweldɪˈveləpt] ADJ [arm, muscle] → bien desarrollado; [sense] → agudo, fino
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well-developed

[ˌwɛldɪˈvɛləpt] adjben sviluppato/a
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