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figured

[fig-yerd]

adjective

  1. ornamented with a device or pattern.

    figured silk; figured wallpaper.

  2. formed or shaped.

    figured stones.

  3. represented by a pictorial or sculptured figure.

    The god is figured as part man, part beast.

  4. Music.

    1. florid.

    2. having the accompanying chords indicated by figures.

  5. figurative, as language.



figured

/ ˈɪɡə /

adjective

  1. depicted as a figure in graphic art, painting, or sculpture

  2. decorated or patterned with a design

  3. having a form

  4. music

    1. ornamental

    2. (of a bass part) provided with numerals indicating accompanying harmonies

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • figuredly adverb
  • self-figured 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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The parents had not wanted their kids to hear the conversation — and figured they were out of earshot.

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And after watching videos of chaos in the streets all week, she figured she would be joining throngs of passionate demonstrators.

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“It was just one of those moments where I was like, ‘Wait, I feel like they figured out a way to make this digestible to a person like me,’” says Oyewole.

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She faced tremendous sexism but figured out ways to succeed.

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Oh, and he figured out long ago that most political observers are far more captivated by personality than policy.

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