keyed

[ keed ]

adjective
  1. fitted with keys.

  2. fastened or secured by a key.

  1. Music. pitched in a specific key.

  2. reinforced by a keystone.

  3. coordinated, as with a basic color or idea; harmonized (sometimes used in combination): color-keyed carpeting.

Origin of keyed

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; key1 + -ed3

Other words from keyed

  • un·keyed, adjective

Words Nearby keyed

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How to use keyed in a sentence

  • It was proven once more in last night's either dull or low-keyed presidential debate.

    The Exceedingly Normal Debate | Stanley Crouch | October 8, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • So it behooved them to find something absorbing to keep their attention keyed up to the proper pitch.

  • It was a warm June night, and every student in the Quarter was keyed to a high state of excitement.

    The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley Smith
  • It was the high-keyed wailing of this same man-child wanting his bottle, but it eluded Bud completely.

    Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
  • By this means he not only kept his senses keyed to a high point, but made his espionage nearer perfect than his friend had done.

    Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. Ellis
  • He was wakened at dawn by the voice of Cap Pike, keyed high for an ultra display of profanity.

    The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis Ryan