statued

[ stach-ood ]

/ ˈstætʃ ud /

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adjective

having or ornamented with statues: a statued avenue.

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Origin of statued

First recorded in 1800–10; statue + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM statued

un·stat·ued, adjective

Words nearby statued

statoscope, statotonic reflexes, statto, statuary, statue, statued, Statue of Liberty, statuesque, statuette, stature, statured

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How to use statued in a sentence

At a smile with love aglow, At a frown a statued woe, Standing pinnacled in pain Till a kiss sets free!
Songs from Vagabondia|Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey
"I' nisto' niwon (You were humming)," spoke the statued brave, but she did not understand.
The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington
When a man is statued in bronze, does he always turn out a mulatto?
Phemie Frost's Experiences|Ann S. Stephens
All this while mademoiselle, on the floor at my feet, had neither stirred nor whispered, as rigid as the statued Virgin herself.
Helmet of Navarre|Bertha Runkle

The men in both gangs looked on from their places about the cranes and up on the beams in statued expectation.
The Walking Delegate|Leroy Scott

British Dictionary definitions for statued

statued

/ (ˈstætjuːd) /

adjective

decorated with or portrayed in a statue or statues

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