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

/ ˈfɪɡəd /

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

Other Words From

• fig·ured·ly [fig, -yerd-lee, -yer-id-], adverb
• self-figured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of figured¹

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

Example Sentences

I figured I should milk it and get a little bit more content after getting into makeup for that long.

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On a night where he moved into a tie for the fifth most regular-season NBA games ever played, James figured out a way to do the incredible.

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Jennifer Grasso figured she had a strong case to become the tactical unit’s next leader when the position opened up this year.

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As he, his wife Melissa and his doctors figured out his treatment plan, he was relieved to learn that the cancer had not spread to his bone marrow.

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Much of the choreography was figured out on set, often in a real salt mine.

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Related Words

• hidden
• implicit
• indirect
• latent
• lurking
• tacit
• unspoken