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He's right. 'Looks' functions as a linking verb (similarly as the verb 'to be') in the example above and 'well' functions as a predicate adjective. He could have also used 'good' as the predicate adjective.
However, he could have also meant 'well' to be an adverb with 'looks' functioning no longer as a linking verb, but as an intransitive verb in a different context:
1st speaker: "Only those who look well to find lost objects will find them."
2nd speaker: "Mrs. Klein has lost something in the parlor."
3rd speaker: "Oh, she'll find it!"
4th speaker, "Certainly. Mrs. Klein looks well."
In that context, 'well' functions as an adverb; in the context you cited, 'well' functions as an adjective.
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