well-preserved

[wel-pri-zurvd] / ˈwɛl prɪˈzɜrvd /

ADJECTIVE

well-kept

Synonyms

STRONGEST

unspoiled

WEAK

boyish childish fresh full of life girlish tender young

Example Sentences

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"Based on exceptionally well-preserved fossil jaws, we show that these animals reached total lengths of up to nearly 20 meters, which may have surpassed the size of large marine reptiles of the same age."

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

All known Liaoningosaurus fossils come from Liaoning Province in northeastern China, a region famous for exceptionally well-preserved fossils from the Cretaceous Period, between 145 and 66 million years ago.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Then go to Bilbao for its art museums, and to Vitoria-Gasteiz for Gothic cathedrals and well-preserved medieval quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

"We gained access to exceptionally well-preserved mammoth tissues unearthed from the Siberian permafrost, which we hoped would still contain RNA molecules frozen in time," adds Emilio Mármol.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

When my wife, Marie, and I were vacationing in Australia one summer, we decided to visit a site with well-preserved Aboriginal rock paintings in the desert near the town of Menindee.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond