well-behaved
adjective
: behaving in a polite or correct way
a well-behaved dog
Your children are very well-behaved.
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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.
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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
That culture keeps you well-behaved – in the same way that religion does.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Andy Cohen can't figure out how Anderson Cooper's kids are so well-behaved.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
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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
That culture keeps you well-behaved – in the same way that religion does.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Andy Cohen can't figure out how Anderson Cooper's kids are so well-behaved.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
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“Well-behaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-behaved. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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