mailed

American

[meyld] / meɪld /

adjective

clad or armed with mail.

a mailed knight.

Other Word Forms

unmailed

adjective

Etymology

Origin of mailed

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at mail ², -ed ³

Vocabulary lists containing mailed

"Runagate, Runagate," Vocabulary from the poem

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Example Sentences

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Last fall, legislators in Sacramento expanded those protections by allowing pills to be mailed without either the doctor or the patient’s name attached.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Be especially cautious if it was mailed from overseas.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Under these laws, providers are using telehealth and mailed medication abortion to ensure that those living in ban states can still get the health care they need.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

About two weeks after Cook emailed Dymally about the notice, she asked him whether he had mailed the office paper copies of the court order.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Red wanted to be sure that she got the wedding gift she wanted most—a diamond watch—so he mailed her what little money he had so she could pick it out herself.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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