adorned

[ uh-dawrnd ]

adjective

1. decorated or beautified, as by ornaments:

   On the road to Karachi we saw yellow and white taxis and convoys of garishly adorned trucks.

2. made more pleasing, impressive, etc.; enhanced:

   The university is located in Krakow, Poland, one of the most attractive and culturally adorned cities in Eastern Europe.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of adorn ( def ).

Other Words From

• o·ver·a·dorned adjective
• un·a·dorned adjective
• well-a·dorned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adorned¹

adorn ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Related Words

• decorated
• embellished