expelled

[ ik-speld ]

adjective

1. driven or forced out or away; discharged:

   She drew in a long puff, then eyed her cigarette thoughtfully through the slowly expelled smoke.

2. cut off from membership or participation:

   An expelled student will be removed from all classes and will not be permitted to reenroll.

verb

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

Other Words From

• un·ex·pelled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of expelled¹

expel ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Related Words

• fired
• freed
• laid-off
• released
• sacked