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storied

1

[ stawr-eed, stohr- ]

adjective

  1. recorded or celebrated in history or story:

    the storied cities of ancient Greece.

  2. ornamented with designs representing historical, legendary, or similar subjects.


storied

2

[ stawr-eed, stohr- ]

adjective

  1. having stories story or floors (often used in combination):

    a two-storied house.

storied

/ ˈstɔːrɪd /

adjective

  1. recorded in history or in a story; fabled
  2. decorated with narrative scenes or pictures
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of storied1

First recorded in 1475–85; story 1 + -ed 3

Origin of storied2

First recorded in 1615–25; story 2 + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

Car people in particular are unhappy that the long and storied name has been attached to a five-door crossover, not a two-door coupe.

The most storied groundhog is perhaps Punxsutawney Phil, who lives in western Pennsylvania.

This is the $176,900 2021 Aston Martin DBX, the first ever crossover from the storied British brand.

Bronzeville, on the South Side of Chicago, has a storied past.

Cast-iron pans have a storied place in American home cooking.

Finally, in November, they launched out on their storied and infamous scorched-earth March to the Sea.

A storied figure in his own right, Magdaleno is one of 12 children of Mexican parents who came to the U.S. without documents.

While forced conscription of Americans is rare, the practice of volunteering has a storied history.

Cider has a long and storied history that can be tasted in the variety of options found throughout the world.

The diptychs document the storied days the band spent as guests of the hotel.

Towards some remote churchyard without a name In forced funereal marches my steps come; Far from the storied sepulchres of fame.

These simple objects speak more directly to the heart than storied urn or animated bust.

There is no “storied window,” scarcely any “dim religious light,” and not a morsel of extra colouring in the whole establishment.

It is one of those white houses common in our older towns,—two-storied, long on the street, with the front door in the middle.

The houses on the bit of street were all three-storied and all of a uniform, dingy, scaling redness.

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