slated

[sley-tid]

adjective

1. nominated or appointed.

   The rabbi spoke out against the slated all-male committee for appointing rabbinic judges, calling it a further exclusion of women from public space.

2. planned or scheduled.

   After a long work week, a night of entertainment and dining are among the slated activities for the weekend.

3. covered with or as with slate.

   The walls of the family home crumble quietly under the weight of the slated roof that occasionally shakes loose and falls in pieces to the ground.

4. harshly or severely criticized.

   Poor design is possibly one of the most slated aspects of this entire toy franchise.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of slate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slated¹

slate ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Four of his lawyers are also slated to speak, and his defence team also plans to show a 15-minute video.

From BBC

Perhaps for his biopic slated to be released next year?

From Los Angeles Times

But landscape designer Wynne Wilson of Altadena Green pointed to one of the trees slated for removal and questioned why one dead limb would lead to an entire chop.

From Los Angeles Times

The Exposition Park location, which will serve customers through a walk-up window, is slated to open in the fourth quarter of this year at 3726 S. Figueroa Street.

From Los Angeles Times

This interview — first slated for the week prior — had been rescheduled in the wake of a major life change.

From Salon

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