worked

[wurkt]

adjective

1. that has undergone work. working.

worked

/ wɜːkt /

adjective

1. made or decorated with evidence of workmanship; wrought, as with embroidery or tracery

Other Word Forms

• unworked adjective
• well-worked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of worked¹

First recorded in 1700–10; work + -ed ²

Synonym Study

Worked, wrought both apply to something on which effort has been applied. Worked implies expended effort of almost any kind: a worked silver mine. Wrought implies fashioning, molding, or making, especially of metals: wrought iron.