(also less frequent ˌwell ˈgrounded ) adjective
having good reasons or evidence to cause or support it :
well-founded suspicions
His fear turned out to be well founded.
OPP ill-founded
(also less frequent ˌwell ˈgrounded ) adjective
having good reasons or evidence to cause or support it :
well-founded suspicions
His fear turned out to be well founded.
OPP ill-founded
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005