figured

[fig-yerd]

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.

figured

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• figuredly adverb
• self-figured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of figured¹

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

Example Sentences

He’s figured out something the rest of Wall Street seems constitutionally incapable of grasping: that dividends are boring — which is precisely why they work.

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After its first 50 passes, the AI model figured out that it ought to put spaces between chunks of letters.

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What figured to be a coronation for Team Europe turned into an electric finish as the Americans rallied on Sunday at Bethpage Black.

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The managers who interviewed him figured he could use that background to help make Illustrator and other Adobe software more user-friendly.

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I figured relearning would help me competently teach my daughter.

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Related Words

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