tailed

American  

[teyld] / teɪld /

adjective

1. having a tail. tails.

2. having a tail tails of a specified kind (usually used in combination).

   a ring-tailed monkey.

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Other Word Forms

• untailed adjective

Etymology

Origin of tailed

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; tail ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

The hardcore faithful headed to the bitcoin conference with Saylor, whose fans tailed him around the event in the hope of getting a selfie, as his minders begged them to let him leave.

From The Wall Street Journal

During that deployment, a Japanese patrol was tailed by Chinese aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal

Within weeks of arriving, I loathed Madras, where rats stole the padding from my earphones, the humidity left me weak and men tailed my mother in traffic, desperate to buy our imported car.

From The Wall Street Journal

Norman says that he even had to buy his own ticket to attend the 2024 Masters, where Augusta National Golf Club had him tailed by an undercover official taking notes on his behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal

Abel followed Cohen to the zoo, to make sure she wasn’t being tailed.

From Literature

Related Words

• followed