storied
1 Americanadjective
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recorded or celebrated in history or story.
the storied cities of ancient Greece.
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ornamented with designs representing historical, legendary, or similar subjects.
adjective
adjective
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recorded in history or in a story; fabled
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decorated with narrative scenes or pictures
Etymology
Origin of storied1
First recorded in 1475–85; story 1 + -ed 3
Origin of storied2
Explanation
Something storied is well-known, sometimes even legendary. Your grandmother might love to tell long tales all about her storied past as a Hollywood starlet. You're most likely to encounter the adjective storied in a literary context, describing someone or something with a celebrated history. Baseball is an old and familiar sport with a storied past, for example. An earlier meaning was "decorated with scenes from history," like an illustrated book about the Revolutionary War or the paintings on the wall of a history museum.
Vocabulary lists containing storied
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Example Sentences
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Hollywood’s storied Cinerama Dome will soon be open for business again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Didier Deschamps' long, storied career with France will come to an end not how he would have wanted it - in Saturday's World Cup third-place play-off.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Academy Award-winning star and her husband, director Taylor Hackford, have relisted their longtime Hollywood Hills estate for just a touch under $13 million after completing an extensive renovation at the storied property.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Wildfires raged across southern Europe on Monday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and prompting officials to ban spectators from a stage of the storied Tour de France cycling race.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
I told him he was doing a brave thing; that he had many assets—intelligence and wit, good looks, personality—and that, as a computer geek, he was in the storied right place at the right time.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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