inspired

American  

[in-spahyuhrd] / ɪnˈspaɪərd /

adjective

1. aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence.

   an inspired poet.

2. resulting from such inspiration.

   an inspired poem;

   an inspired plan.

3. inhaled.

   inspired air.

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inspired British  

/ ɪnˈspaɪəd /

adjective

1. aroused or guided by or as if aroused or guided by divine inspiration

   an inspired performance

   she was like one inspired

2. extremely accurate or apt but based on intuition rather than knowledge or logical deduction

   an inspired guess

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Other Word Forms

• inspiredly adverb

Etymology

Origin of inspired

First recorded in 1400–50; inspire + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Yet what makes this potentially the most important new opera of the year is not Huang’s agreeably efficient — and once in a while inspired — score, which incorporates Western and traditional music.

From Los Angeles Times

I’d recently started writing my novel, “King of the Armadillos,” inspired by his experience, and he was helping me access material from the archives of the National Hansen’s Disease Museum.

From Salon

He further explained that complicated questions in the competition force the programme to its limits and has inspired developers to continuously improve the programme accordingly through new features such as Copilot.

From BBC

Stamirowska said the name of Pathway’s architecture is inspired by the dragons in Terry Pratchett’s novel “Color of Magic,” which appear more frequently as the characters think about them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Backyard Party, run by Jay and partners Sandra Denver and Matt Chait, is inspired by Pasadena lore — the backyard shows that helped launch Van Halen.

From Los Angeles Times