accosted

[ uh-kaw-stid, uh-kos-tid ]

/ əˈkɔ stɪd, əˈkɒs tɪd /

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adjective Heraldry.

(of animals) represented as side by side: two dolphins accosted.

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Origin of accosted

First recorded in 1600–10; accost + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM accosted

un·ac·cost·ed, adjective

Words nearby accosted

accordion-fold, accordionist, accordion pleat, accordion pleats, accost, accosted, accouchement, accoucheur, accoucheuse, account, accountability

How to use accosted in a sentence

Days later, supermodel Kate Moss accosted Bieber at another party in Ibiza, giving him a dressing down over his behavior.
13 Celebrities Who Dissed Justin Bieber|Kevin Fallon|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Several characters accosted us with intentions even former White House junior hosts could recognize as suspect.
Michael Daly: My Last Day With JFK|Michael Daly|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
However, according to the police, Hembling was arguing with two or three people, not being accosted by a “mob” of any size.
The Masculine Mystique|R. Tod Kelly|October 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The young lawyer was returning to her townhouse near Regents Park with her boyfriend when she was accosted soon after dark.
Thief Holds Tony Blair’s Daughter At Gunpoint Demanding Jewels and Cash|Nico Hines|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The doctors were accosted by local settlers, and the Arab doctors and their families were subjected to racial harassment.
Israeli Peace Camp: Empower Moderate Settlers|Samuel Lebens|May 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was not the first time by several he had thus accosted her; and to give her her due, she was always civil to him.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
It was the man with the bluish cheek scar who had accosted him after the triple-killing in that office building.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
It sometimes happened during our journey that I was accosted by some one or other when unobserved, in places where we stopped.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico
We accosted the friend, feeling instinctively that she was framed of softer stuff, and asked her if the path were a private one.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
No sooner were we inside the railings than Mr. Kipling was accosted by a military policeman.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson Young