riveted

[riv-i-tid]

adjective

1. fixed in place with or as if with rivets, fastened firmly.

   The two sections of the screen are attached to each other with a riveted hinge.

   The skillet features a riveted handle which provides a cool and safe grip for the user.

2. having or using rivets.

   Denim for the riveted work pants came from a mill in New Hampshire that was known for the quality of its fabrics.

3. firmly attentive.

   Last winter, the professor lectured on Darwin to a riveted audience in the Plainfield Opera House.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of rivet.

Other Word Forms

• unriveted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of riveted¹

rivet ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

"These bits here are the most impacted by rust," Petr told me, pointing at a nest of riveted joints and beams.

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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has riveted the public with its futuristic architecture.

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The “fluff balls of adorability,” as they were described on Facebook, had viewers riveted.

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After all, in junior high and high school, I was riveted by this country’s Civil War.

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“I was braced for gloom and doom, and I found myself riveted and inspired by how these people were existing in that environment and, despite it all, finding happiness, finding love, finding meaning,” Loftin said.

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