applied

[uh-plahyd]

adjective

1. having a practical purpose or use; derived from or involved with actual phenomena (theoretical,pure ).

   applied mathematics; applied science.

2. of or relating to those arts or crafts that have a primarily utilitarian function, or to the designs and decorations used in these arts.

   Her goal was to integrate aesthetics into everyday life through an applied art, particularly with her hand-painted dinner plates.

applied

/ əˈplaɪd /

adjective

1. related to or put to practical use Compare pure

   applied mathematics

Other Word Forms

• unapplied adjective
• well-applied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of applied¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; apply + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Her letting agent said an oversight meant it never applied for the licence on her behalf but Reeves said she took full responsibility and apologised for the "inadvertent mistake".

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Plants typically absorb only 30 to 50% of applied nitrogen fertilizer.

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Recent pressure on tech company bonds hasn’t been evenly applied across the sector.

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That meant new checks and controls have been applied to goods being sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

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Prof Jones says the same gene therapy approach is being applied to other gene disorders.

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