Well-formed
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Correctly written; syntactically correct; expressed in a way that obeys rules for constructing formulas in a certain language.
"If the parser says it is good, then it must be well-formed and is part of the language."
Adjective
- 1 conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers wordnet
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More examples"A good translator is one who, akin to a worm, can squirm with delight around in the author's brain mass, and leave through the tongue to have its taste impressions confirmed, and then leave well-formed traces on paper line after line, sheet after sheet, until the last page is done — and he once again returns to his former self, and as a member of the smallest and least respected low-salary group, signs up yet again to exert his effort for God's representative on earth, the publishers."