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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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
JBS isn’t solely wedded to the beef business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
She seems wedded to a head-in-the-sand approach, recently telling WHYY’s Cheri Gregg that she prefers to avoid confrontation with the president “to protect my city of Philadelphia.”
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
Rosenior has not been wedded to a shape, playing in both a 4-2-3-1 and a 3-4-3 formation.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
Coolness was wedded to discomfort in the form of hard X-rays.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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