uniformed

[yoo-nuh-fawrmd]

adjective

1. wearing a uniform.

Other Word Forms

• ununiformed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of uniformed¹

First recorded in 1805–15; uniform + -ed ³

Example Sentences

“If we become accustomed to seeing armed uniformed service personnel in our cities, we risk not objecting to it, and when we stop objecting to it, it becomes a norm.”

From Los Angeles Times

Elaborately uniformed staff around the hall are as drilled as the soldiers who have been on parade during the day.

From BBC

Alongside the taxis waiting outside Union Station in Washington DC, the sight of uniformed troops standing next to armoured military vehicles has been greeting passengers getting off their trains.

From BBC

Video of the incident posted on social media showed uniformed, masked agents tackling a man to the ground as he tried to flee through the parking lot.

From Los Angeles Times

He later returns and is seen hurling the wrapped sandwich into the chest of a uniformed agent, who appears to be wearing a bulletproof vest.

From BBC