weighted

[ wey-tid ]

/ ˈweɪ tɪd /

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adjective

having additional weight.

burdened: weighted with sorrow.

adjusted or adapted to a representative value, especially in determining the value of a legislator's vote as proportionate to the population of that legislator's constituency.

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Origin of weighted

First recorded in 1650–60; weight + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM weighted

weight·ed·ly, adverbweight·ed·ness, nounself-weighted, adjective

Words nearby weighted

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How to use weighted in a sentence

Over the past few years, weighted blankets have become increasingly popular for supporting healthy sleep habits.
Best weighted blanket: Sleep like a baby with our comfy bedding picks|PopSci Commerce Team|February 12, 2021|Popular-Science
That sentence is so weighted with understatement that it’s almost ridiculous.
A brutal, isolating year leads to baffling battles between good and evil|Philip Bump|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
With pro-transit Democrats in the mayor’s office and the weighted seat for the county, it’s all over.
Politics Report: About That SANDAG Seat|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|January 30, 2021|Voice of San Diego
It’s not clear what the evidence saysThere’s a lot of anecdotes in favor of weighted blankets, but only in the last decade or so have researchers become more interested in examining how well they actually work.
What the science actually says about weighted blankets|Rahul Rao|January 26, 2021|Popular-Science

Even a weighted blanket, a hot shower, music or scented candle will make a difference.
In spite of it, how to live our best winter|Tom Sommers|January 12, 2021|Washington Blade
Isn't it time Kate took a lesson from her grandmother-in-law and weighted down those skirts against the pesky wind?
Kate. Sweetie. Get Some Hem Weights.|Tom Sykes|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rigor/College Preparedness (30 percent) Three data points made up this category, each weighted equally.
The Daily Beast's Top High Schools 2014: Methodology|Brandy Zadrozny|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We weighted all three categories equally to arrive at a final score for each.
Interactive: Hollywood’s 50 Greatest Producers of All Time|Brandy Zadrozny, Rachel Bronstein|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He tied his hands and legs together, weighted his body with rocks, and dumped it into the Hudson River.
Dane Dehaan Is Hollywood’s Homicidal Darling|Anna Klassen|October 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These small, strong, weighted electro-magnets are attached to each of the dual trackpads.
Will Valve’s New Steam Controller Revolutionize Video Game Play?|Alec Kubas-Meyer|September 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In shape it is curved, like those things for candles attached to upright pianos, but with a weighted foot to hold it firm.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Claremont, indeed, is a place weighted with memories and sad thoughts of the “might have been.”
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
It is my belief that he has taken the tent and sunk it out in the bay, weighted with stones, so it will never come to light.
The Rival Campers|Ruel Perley Smith
The long war-arrow, weighted with a blazing mass of pitch-smeared 211 moss, stuck in a log a few inches below my peephole.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
Thyrsis' back ached, and his feet were as if weighted with lead, but still he plodded on and on—it was his life against a deer's.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair