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appointed — adj. 1. having acquired an office or responsibility through appointment; said of officials, and contrasting with {elected}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. fixed or established by order or command. Syn: decreed, ordained, prescribed. [WordNet 1.5] 3. provided… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appointed — index select Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
appointed — (adj.) with qualifying adverb, equipped, furnished, 1530s, from pp. of APPOINT (Cf. appoint) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
Appointed — Appoint Ap*point ([a^]p*point ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appointing}.] [OE. appointen, apointen, OF. apointier to prepare, arrange, lean, place, F. appointer to give a salary, refer a cause, fr. LL. appunctare to bring… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-appointed — [[t] əpɔ͟ɪntɪd[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED appointed combines with adverbs to form adjectives such as well appointed that describe a building or room that is equipped or furnished in the way that is mentioned. [WRITTEN] → See also self appointed… … English dictionary
appointed — adjective 1. subject to appointment (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑appointive • Ant: ↑elective (for: ↑appointive) • Similar to: ↑nominated, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
appointed — UK [əˈpɔɪntɪd] / US [əˈpɔɪntəd] adjective a building or room that is beautifully appointed, well appointed etc has everything you need and is decorated very well a luxuriously appointed hotel … English dictionary
appointed — furnished furnished adj. provided with necessary furnishings; used especially of rented apartments having furniture included in the rental price; as, a furnished apartment. Opposite of {unfurnished}. [Narrower terms: {stocked, stocked with ;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appointed — ap|point|ed [ ə pɔıntəd ] adjective a building or room that is beautifully appointed, well appointed, etc. has everything you need and is decorated very well … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
appointed — [[t]əpɔ͟ɪntɪd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n If something happens at the appointed time, it happens at the time that was decided in advance. [FORMAL] The appointed hour of the ceremony was drawing nearer … English dictionary
