wedded

American  

[wed-id] / ˈwɛd ɪd /

adjective

1. united in matrimony; married.

   the wedded couple; a wedded woman.

2. of or relating to marriage or to those married.

   the wedded state; wedded happiness.

3. attached or dedicated, especially obstinately or unshakably.

   a fearless person wedded to a just cause.

4. associated or bound together inseparably.

   form and substance wedded in harmony.

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wedded British  

/ ˈwɛdɪd /

adjective

1. of marriage

   wedded bliss

2. firmly in support of an idea or institution

   wedded to the virtues of capitalism

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Other Word Forms

• unwedded adjective

Etymology

Origin of wedded

before 900; Middle English; Old English geweddode. See wed, -ed ²

Example Sentences

The concern for Celtic folk is that Nancy gives the impression of a man wedded to a system of playing rather than adapting his system based on what he has in the dressing room.

From BBC

Meticulous in his habits and wedded to his routines, George loves the sterile formality of the police interview room, where, unmoved by the emotional outbursts of others, he patiently sifts fact from fabrication.

From The Wall Street Journal

For those still wedded to the pursuit of facts and willing to do the difficult work of serious research, there is probably no comparable institution in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although I wasn’t married to my ex, I was wedded to our way of budget travel.

From Salon

“My name was wedded to this industry. My entire reputation had been built on covering these stocks. If I was wrong, that would be the end of the career of Steve Eisman.”

From Literature