adorned

[uh-dawrnd]

adjective

1. decorated or beautified, as by ornaments.

   On the road to Karachi we saw yellow and white taxis and convoys of garishly adorned trucks.

2. made more pleasing, impressive, etc.; enhanced.

   The university is located in Krakow, Poland, one of the most attractive and culturally adorned cities in Eastern Europe.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• overadorned adjective
• unadorned adjective
• well-adorned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adorned¹

adorn ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Her foam-lined sneakers slide off to reveal black knitted socks adorned with illustrations of killer clowns.

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Even in her dream she recognized them as being the wolves from the painting that adorned the secret attic of Ashton Place.

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The blushing pink circles that typically adorned the cheeks of Lady Constance Ashton were now as scarlet as two ripe nectarines.

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In the plant's offices, walls lay collapsed and a large Soviet mosaic that once adorned the hall has been shattered across the floor.

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Before dining, customers picked out their garments from a room lined with traditional "hanfu", or Han clothing, headpieces adorned with faux jewels, and accessories.

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