exercised en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛk.sə.saɪzd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪzd/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂orkéyeti Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise English -ed English exercised From exercise + -ed.
Meanings
- The property of having been exercised, used, acted upon.
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Experienced, practiced, trained.
Three points about this unobtrusive person showed promptly to the exercised eye that he was not a Row man pur sang.
1872 September – 1873 July, Thomas Hardy, “‘We Frolic while ’Tis May’”, in A Pair of Blue Eyes. […], volume II, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], published 1873, →OCLC, page 20:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most exercised | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more exercised | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |