accosted

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

adjective

Heraldry.

1. (of animals) represented as side by side.

   two dolphins accosted.

Other Word Forms

• unaccosted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of accosted¹

First recorded in 1600–10; accost + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Ring doorbell footage from a neighbour was also played to the jury showing two women approaching and leaving the McCanns' home on 7 December 2024, the same night Mr and Mrs McCann were "accosted".

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Two women accused of stalking Madeleine McCann's family turned up outside her parents' home and accosted them, a court has heard.

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Twining said he and his wife have been accosted in a restaurant and at the grocery store over his presence at the vigil and the incorrect assumption that he’s supportive of white nationalists.

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“What is the reasonable suspicion for him to be accosted?”

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Some of Toby’s friends who are at risk of being accosted by federal agents “think about it every day,” she said.

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