appointed

  • 1appointed — adj. 1. having acquired an office or responsibility through appointment; said of officials, and contrasting with {elected}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. fixed or established by order or command. Syn: decreed, ordained, prescribed. [WordNet 1.5] 3. provided… …

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  • 2appointed — index select Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3appointed — (adj.) with qualifying adverb, equipped, furnished, 1530s, from pp. of APPOINT (Cf. appoint) (v.) …

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  • 4Appointed — Appoint Ap*point ([a^]p*point ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appointing}.] [OE. appointen, apointen, OF. apointier to prepare, arrange, lean, place, F. appointer to give a salary, refer a cause, fr. LL. appunctare to bring… …

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  • 5-appointed — [[t] əpɔ͟ɪntɪd[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED appointed combines with adverbs to form adjectives such as well appointed that describe a building or room that is equipped or furnished in the way that is mentioned. [WRITTEN] → See also self appointed… …

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  • 6appointed — /euh poyn tid/, adj. 1. by, through, or as a result of an appointment (often in contrast with elected): an appointed official. 2. predetermined; arranged; set: They met at the appointed time in the appointed place. 3. provided with what is… …

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  • 7appointed — adjective 1. subject to appointment (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑appointive • Ant: ↑elective (for: ↑appointive) • Similar to: ↑nominated, ↑ …

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  • 8appointed — UK [əˈpɔɪntɪd] / US [əˈpɔɪntəd] adjective a building or room that is beautifully appointed, well appointed etc has everything you need and is decorated very well a luxuriously appointed hotel …

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  • 9appointed — furnished furnished adj. provided with necessary furnishings; used especially of rented apartments having furniture included in the rental price; as, a furnished apartment. Opposite of {unfurnished}. [Narrower terms: {stocked, stocked with ;… …

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  • 10appointed — ap|point|ed [ ə pɔıntəd ] adjective a building or room that is beautifully appointed, well appointed, etc. has everything you need and is decorated very well …

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