Well-founded
(adjective)
- Having a solid basis or foundation, grounded in good reasons and evidence.
- Having a rational or scientific explanation, backed up by evidence.
Origin:
Formed by combining 'well' and 'founded'.
Examples:
- The argument that climate change is a hoax is not well-founded.
- Her belief in the paranormal was not well-founded and lacked scientific evidence.
- The concern about the safety of the new drug was well-founded, given the results of recent clinical trials.
- His prediction of the stock market crash was based on well-founded economic data.
- Her accusations of fraud were well-founded and led to a criminal investigation.