"well-placed" meaning in English

See well-placed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: better-placed [comparative], more well-placed [comparative], best-placed [superlative], most well-placed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|better-placed|more|sup=best-placed}} well-placed (comparative better-placed or more well-placed, superlative best-placed or most well-placed)
  1. Cleverly or judiciously positioned.
    Sense id: en-well-placed-en-adj-oSw4tYe~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. Having an advantageous position.
    Sense id: en-well-placed-en-adj-mfEA~PjB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: well placed

Inflected forms

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