cadenced

[ keyd-nst ]

adjective

1. having or marked by a rhythmical cadence:

   the cadenced steps of marching troops.

Other Words From

• non·cadenced adjective
• un·cadenced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cadenced¹

First recorded in 1780–90; cadence + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Their days are cadenced only by breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a few medical appointments and sporadic detention hearings.

From Seattle Times

The Jefferson style was fluid, lyrical, cadenced, and melodious.

From Literature

No matter how many times I brought it up, Epiphania always gave the same sad answer in her cadenced, Italian accent: "No, you can't buy it! The house is not on the market!"

From Salon

In language as crass and cadenced as gunfire, Mamet turned their man-eat-man philosophy, which some call capitalism, into brutal prole poetry: a poetry of predation, you might even say.

From New York Times

The specialists are cadenced and full of adrenaline, so they can get “caught leaning” when the system is out of rhythm.

From Washington Post