well-adjusted

well-adjusted
well-adjusted 1735, in ref. to mechanisms, etc., from WELL (Cf. well) (adv.) + pp. of ADJUST (Cf. adjust). In ref. to emotional balance, recorded from 1959.

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  • well-adjusted — adjective Date: 1692 well balanced 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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