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View synonyms for accosted

accosted

[ uh-kaw-stid, uh-kos-tid ]

adjective

, Heraldry.
  1. (of animals) represented as side by side:

    two dolphins accosted.



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Other Words From

  • unac·costed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of accosted1

First recorded in 1600–10; accost + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

At 4:55 p.m., the suspect accosted a woman another gas station.

Making his rounds, Im was accosted by a column of chattering elementary school students in yellow uniforms.

She says she has had to calm some women down who have been spoken to or accosted by protesters on their way in for an appointment.

From BBC

But before he could get back to his hotel, he was accosted by a guard with Universal Protection Service working for another hotel on Mason and Eddy streets.

Sides, 72, says she was recently accosted by a pair of residents on the street who accused her of hurting the close-knit town.

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