From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwell-groundedˌwell-ˈgrounded adjective  1  → well-grounded in something2 LOGICALwell-founded My fears were well-grounded.
                                                    
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well-grounded• Minuses: Too ephemeral, sentimental and romantic to hold up against the well-grounded competition.• But it is well-grounded in theory.• He had never taught boys who were less than well-grounded in traditional academic subjects.• well-grounded suspicions 
