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spired

American  
[spahyuhrd] / spaɪərd /

adjective

  1. having a spire.


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Etymology

Origin of spired

First recorded in 1600–10; spire 1 + -ed 3


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Francis celebrated a large, open-air Mass against the backdrop of the spired Parliament building on the banks of the Danube River.

From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2023

One side is bordered by spired red sandstone peaks and juniper trees, and there’s a cluster of family homes on the other side.

From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2021

Where I live, every day, on the frontlines of this digital revolution, there is every reason to feel in spired.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 23, 2017

For years, Rabbi White occupied an office on the first floor of Georgetown’s imposing and spired Healy Hall.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2015

I wandered within the spired cities and domed pumping stations of Barsoom, and along the verdant banks of the Nilosyrtis and Nepenthes canals.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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