wedded

[wed-id]

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.

wedded

/ ˈwɛdɪd /

adjective

1. of marriage

   wedded bliss

2. firmly in support of an idea or institution

   wedded to the virtues of capitalism

Other Word Forms

• unwedded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wedded¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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

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“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.”

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It isn’t dead yet: Too many individuals and organizations are wedded to its beliefs.

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