curbed

American  

[kurbd] / kɜrbd /

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of curb.

Other Word Forms

• uncurbed adjective

Etymology

Origin of curbed

curb ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Almost 30 states have curbed or outlawed “therapy” that seeks to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity—that is, to make them stop being gay, bisexual, or transgender.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

His rise to office may have curbed our craving for more of his relatives, however.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Investors curbed weekly exchange-traded-fund inflows by 22% in the week from March 5 to 11, breaking with a roughly three-month streak of steady support, the JPMorgan team noted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

While the reduction in federal spending was a significant part of that slowdown, less consumer spending, fewer exports, and mixed business activity also curbed growth.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

I curbed the impulse to sit up straight.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Related Words

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