ivied

American  

[ahy-veed] / ˈaɪ vid /

adjective

1. covered or overgrown with ivy.

   ivied walls.

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ivied British  

/ ˈaɪvɪd /

adjective

1. covered with ivy

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Etymology

Origin of ivied

First recorded in 1765–75; ivy + -ed ³

Example Sentences

He looked astonished and fearful, as if he were seeing her, his daughter, her petaled eyes, her ivied arms, her skinny, sprouting, tangling self, for the first time.

From Slate • Jul. 27, 2019

The series will restart Monday at Wrigley Field, whose ivied walls will make their first postseason appearance since 2008.

From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2015

On a mostly bare set, with arches evoking Princeton’s ivied halls and an orchestra stuffed into a loft like so many pigeons, young Scott dreams of love, literature and social success.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2014

Without the crush of other tourists, the arching stone bridges over the three branches of the Yuhe River that flow through town, the ivied walls and the flowering trees sheltering koi-filled canals seem even lovelier.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2012

Commons clock tower: ivied brick, white spire, spellbound in the hazy distance.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt