well-attested

adjective

Supported by a great deal of evidence.

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Meanings

adjectivewell-attested (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSupported by a great deal of evidence.
  2. not comparablehuman sciencesOf words or languages, proven to exist through a large number of examples or copious records.

    Cummings and Wolf (2011) covers Chinglish, but not the well-attested terms Honglish and Hongkonglish[.]

    2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 2
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APA

well-attested. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-attested

MLA

“well-attested.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-attested. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “well-attested,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-attested.

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