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well-grounded

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well-ground·ed (wlgroundd)
adj.
1. Adequately versed in a subject.
2. Having a sound basis; well-founded.

well-grounded
adj (well grounded when postpositive)
1. (Social Science / Education) well instructed in the basic elements of a subject
2. another term for well-founded
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Adj.1.well-grounded - logically valid; "a sound argument"
valid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"
Translations
well-grounded [ˌwɛlˈgraʊndɪd] adjben fondato/a
well-grounded [ˌwɛlˈgraʊndɪd] adjben fondato/a


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It is not yet forgotten that well-grounded apprehensions of imminent danger induced the people of America to form the memorable Congress of 1774.
It seemed to me that there could be no well-grounded knowledge without this preliminary operation of placing myself in relations, as slightly as possible modified by elements proceeding from a different combination of causes, with the spontaneous home- life of the country.
In fact, a preparatory experiment, tried on the 18th of October, had yielded the best results and caused the most well-grounded hopes of success.
 
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