habited

¹ American  

[hab-i-tid] / ˈhæb ɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. dressed or clothed, especially in a habit.

   habited nuns.

---

habited ² American  

[hab-i-tid] / ˈhæb ɪ tɪd /

adjective

Archaic.

1. inhabited.

---

habited British  

/ ˈhæbɪtɪd /

adjective

1. dressed in a habit

2. clothed

---

Etymology

Origin of habited¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; habit ¹ + -ed ³

Origin of habited²

habit ² + -ed ²

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

habited

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

V^/ome few months later, a mob assembled in Old South Meeting House; and, after a rousing word by Mr. Adams, some habited themselves as Mohawk Indians and repaired to the wharves, where they dumped tea.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson