curbed

[ kurbd ]

adjective

1. stopped, restrained, or slowed:

   Possible side effects include a curbed appetite and noticeable weight loss.

   She decided to pursue a long-curbed passion for acting, and has since appeared in a film or two.

2. having a raised edge or rim, as at the edge of a roadway:

   There is no overnight parking on any curbed street all year long.

   These shower stalls facilitate easy entrance for those unable to enter a bathtub shower or curbed shower stall with ease.

3. up against or on a sidewalk or at the edge of a roadway:

   It happens daily: a discharged passenger steps out to cross the street directly in front of a curbed bus and into the path of moving traffic.

   I had to zigzag my way past the curbed furniture of a newly evicted family.

verb

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

Other Words From

• un·curbed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of curbed¹

curb ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Now, a new study published in Environmental Health Perspectives has concluded that Proposition 65 has curbed exposure to toxic substances in California — and nationally.

From Los Angeles Times

Many programs have curbed the practice in recent years.

From Salon

Authorities in Delhi have warned residents to stay indoors as much as possible and have curbed construction activity in the city.

From BBC

Police said it curbed gun crime at clubs and played a role in reducing serious violence – but even though the ethnicity clause was removed in 2008, the form targeted a disproportionate number of events by black and Asian artists and was eventually retired.

From BBC

For its part, WaterAid urged the government to take "immediate action to end the ecocide", while the state water utility warned that Ghana risked becoming an importer of water by 2030 if the illegal mining was not curbed.

From BBC

Related Words

• barred
• blocked
• closed
• confined
• controlled
• defined
• deprived
• prescribed
• reduced
• restrained
• secured
• shortened
• tethered