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well-behaved

ADJECTIVE
having good behavior
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If parents only left money to well-behaved adult children with a pristine record of good manners and fiscal responsibility, most pet shelters would probably never have to raise funds again.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

It sounds like something out of a Trollope novel—a well-behaved boy lapping up statecraft over dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

She was a lovable child, always smiling and well-behaved, said Denes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

A spokesperson for Exmoor Zoo said they "cannot believe that fate has been so cruel to such a lovely, lively, well-behaved group of children".

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

“We can do with a few well-behaved fellows like you,” he said to Boxwood.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams