habited
1 Americanadjective
adjective
adjective
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dressed in a habit
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clothed
Etymology
Origin of habited1
First recorded in 1595–1605; habit 1 + -ed 3
Origin of habited2
Example Sentences
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NARSAQ, Greenland — This huge, remote and barely habited island is known for frozen landscapes, remote fjords and glaciers that heave giant sheets of ice into the sea.
From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2021
Edgar opts to wear the old-school habit and veil, and in the South Bronx in the 1990s, a habited nun is an appropriate image, she thinks.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2021
Philips gave in, and Sister Luc-Gabrielle arrived with a new guitar and a chorus of four, habited in black and white.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, habited in a sweeping mantle of ancient cut, he entered the gloom of Westminster Abbey preceded by the official known as King of Arms.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the market square, we found ragged companies forming, several led by men habited as milkmaids.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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