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

There's nothing on Play that feels as wedded to eastern musical traditions as George Harrison's Within You Without You - or even Shakira's Whenever Wherever.

From BBC

"There is a very vibrant democracy, wedded to democratic principles and to elections."

From BBC

But speaking to the Guardian newspaper on Friday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was "not wedded to any specific policy" to reduce child poverty.

From BBC

More tellingly: If your existence is wedded to bureaucracy, it’s easy to be dispensed with and disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times

The anecdote about “Conclave” is interesting because clearly the costume designer wasn’t just wedded to fact and realism, but instead to world-building.

From Los Angeles Times