wedded
Americanadjective
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united in matrimony; married.
the wedded couple; a wedded woman.
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of or relating to marriage or to those married.
the wedded state; wedded happiness.
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attached or dedicated, especially obstinately or unshakably.
a fearless person wedded to a just cause.
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associated or bound together inseparably.
form and substance wedded in harmony.
adjective
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of marriage
wedded bliss
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firmly in support of an idea or institution
wedded to the virtues of capitalism
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of wedded
before 900; Middle English; Old English geweddode. See wed, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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When the PC was wedded to the Internet, the world changed profoundly in only a couple of decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
They remained wedded to the smaller TV window of a simultaneous start for all of their competitors.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Based on Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola’s 2021 “The Trip,” “Over Your Dead Body” concerns a couple whose wedded bliss has faded along with their professional prospects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
He worries that social scientists and international-relations types “have become so wedded to their templates that they can’t see” what has happened inside Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
When she finished her speech, Justice Strauss turned to Count Olaf and asked, “Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?”
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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