ivied

[ ahy-veed ]

adjective

1. covered or overgrown with ivy:

   ivied walls.

ivied

/ ˈaɪvɪd /

adjective

1. covered with ivy

Word History and Origins

Origin of ivied¹

First recorded in 1765–75; ivy + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Commons clock tower: ivied brick, white spire, spellbound in the hazy distance.

From Literature

Through new programs in engineering, computer technology, and health care, teens who once seemed to have carpentry and clogged kitchen sinks in their futures are aiming for the ivied aeries of academia.

From Washington Times

You may quarrel with his argument; you may say that he was projecting onto the larger world what was happening within his own cloistered, ivied walls.

From New York Times

I've been wondering if these ivied halls were producing graduates thoroughly incapable of holding down a job at a normal firm, with all the office politics, different personalities, etc.

From New York Times

The top six batters in their lineup all clobbered a ball over the ivied wall, and the first five blasts were each drilled by a different hitter aged 26 or younger.

From Washington Post