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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(now chiefly Scotland, England regional) That has developed well; flourishing, thriving, healthy..
Then I have a sort of quarrel against his face, though in his person, for a well-thriven man, tolerably genteel.
Use well-thriven when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Well-thriven means (now chiefly Scotland, England regional) That has developed well; flourishing, thriving, healthy..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Then I have a sort of quarrel against his face, though in his person, for a well-thriven man, tolerably genteel.
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