worked

[wurkt]

adjective

1. that has undergone work. working.

worked

/ wɜːkt /

adjective

1. made or decorated with evidence of workmanship; wrought, as with embroidery or tracery

Other Word Forms

• unworked adjective
• well-worked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of worked¹

First recorded in 1700–10; work + -ed ²

Synonym Study

Worked, wrought both apply to something on which effort has been applied. Worked implies expended effort of almost any kind: a worked silver mine. Wrought implies fashioning, molding, or making, especially of metals: wrought iron.

Example Sentences

O'Neill's yellow card became even more costly soon after as Hull KR worked the ball wide to Burgess, who touched down at the corner.

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She said her husband knows people who worked in the facility.

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This is a stat she personally has worked tirelessly to change.

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There is no question that a strategy of sticking with the cap-weighted S&P 500 for very long periods has worked out well.

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This money cannot be used for enforcement, because we know that policing our way out of this problem hasn’t worked.

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