well-behaved
adjective
: behaving in a polite or correct way
a well-behaved dog
Your children are very well-behaved.
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The Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings were mostly well-behaved in their competitive but controlled joint practice on Wednesday.
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Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
The hyperbole lands sideways at a time when an epidemic of cynical box-ticking means every power center in the country is eager to promote (light-skinned, well-behaved) people of color as a way to have their DEI cake and eat it racistly too.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
Not only do many of the homeowners welcome pets, but most beaches on the island encourage guests to bring along their leashed and well-behaved companion animals.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The technique is also a key ingredient for turning an LLM into a useful and well-behaved chatbot.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
One was beautiful and well-behaved, and one saw the future and stepped inside it.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Dogs are welcome as long as they are leashed and well-behaved.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2024
The weather was so well-behaved that only a few specialists concerned themselves with it.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Service animals are allowed, but must be well-behaved.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
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Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
The hyperbole lands sideways at a time when an epidemic of cynical box-ticking means every power center in the country is eager to promote (light-skinned, well-behaved) people of color as a way to have their DEI cake and eat it racistly too.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
Not only do many of the homeowners welcome pets, but most beaches on the island encourage guests to bring along their leashed and well-behaved companion animals.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The technique is also a key ingredient for turning an LLM into a useful and well-behaved chatbot.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
One was beautiful and well-behaved, and one saw the future and stepped inside it.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Dogs are welcome as long as they are leashed and well-behaved.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2024
The weather was so well-behaved that only a few specialists concerned themselves with it.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Service animals are allowed, but must be well-behaved.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
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“Well-behaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-behaved. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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