figured

American  

[fig-yerd] / ˈfɪg yərd /

adjective

1. ornamented with a device or pattern.

   figured silk; figured wallpaper.

2. formed or shaped.

   figured stones.

3. represented by a pictorial or sculptured figure.

   The god is figured as part man, part beast.

4. Music.

   1. florid.

   2. having the accompanying chords indicated by figures.

5. figurative, as language.

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figured British  

/ ˈfɪɡəd /

adjective

1. depicted as a figure in graphic art, painting, or sculpture

2. decorated or patterned with a design

3. having a form

4. music

   1. ornamental

   2. (of a bass part) provided with numerals indicating accompanying harmonies

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Other Word Forms

• figuredly adverb
• self-figured adjective

Etymology

Origin of figured

1350–1400; Middle English, past participle of figuren to figure; -ed ²

Example Sentences

“People have figured it out,” said Karissa Niehoff, the chief executive of the National Federation of State High School Associations, which advises the country’s interscholastic organizations on policy.

From The Wall Street Journal

By November, there was a large cohort of technically-minded people who had figured out how to use coding agents, and they were prime candidates for something bigger.

From Barron's

Jonah figured she was adding up all the possibilities: seventh grader acting interested plus a chance to tick off older brother plus a chance to show off.

From Literature

If they ended up together and figured things out, it would just be so unrealistic.

From Los Angeles Times

The civil rights revolution in which Jackson had figured so prominently had allowed a new and more diverse generation of Black elected officials, corporate executives and public figures to flourish.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• hidden
• implicit
• indirect
• latent
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• tacit
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