adorned

American

[uh-dawrnd] / əˈdɔrnd /

adjective

decorated or beautified, as by ornaments.

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

the simple past tense and past participle of adorn.

Other Word Forms

overadorned adjective
unadorned adjective
well-adorned adjective

Etymology

Origin of adorned

adorn ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Giant red lanterns adorned the outdoor courtyard, and the guests inside treated themselves to food stalls akin to a Taiwanese night market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The gate is adorned with a sculpted round medallion of Oseguera’s trademark, two roosters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Two walls are adorned with an array of Grammy certificates and platinum records.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"Thank god. That was really fun, I was really looking forward to this," Hodgkinson told the crowd, before being adorned with a golden crown as she took her place on a throne beside the track.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The girl was adorned with 5,250 ivory beads.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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