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figured

[ fig-yerd ]

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adjective

ornamented with a device or pattern:
figured silk; figured wallpaper.
formed or shaped:
figured stones.
represented by a pictorial or sculptured figure:
The god is figured as part man, part beast.
Music.
1. florid.
2. having the accompanying chords indicated by figures.
figurative, as language.

figured

/ ˈ��ɪɡə�� /

adjective

depicted as a figure in graphic art, painting, or sculpture
decorated or patterned with a design
having a form
music
1. ornamental
2. (of a bass part) provided with numerals indicating accompanying harmonies

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Other Word Forms

�ھ��·�ܰ��·�� [fig, -yerd-lee, -yer-id-], adverb
��-�ھ��u�� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of figured¹

1350–1400; Middle English, past participle of figuren to figure; -ed ²

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“That’s the beauty of this game, nobody’s figured it out. There’s no book, there’s no figuring it out.”

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Football still hasn't figured out how to fully systematise it.

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Marten said the couple only wanted to stay in the tent for a day or two while they figured out what to do next.

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They haven’t figured out how to stop their opponents from grabbing offensive rebound after offensive rebound.

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If the State Bar developed its own questions, it figured it could save money by sparing the expense of renting massive exam halls for all test takers.

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