industrialised en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English industrial English -ise English industrialise English -ed English industrialised From industrialise + -ed.
Meanings
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(UK) having undergone industrialisation.
The completely-industrialised outskirts of Newcastle gradually give place to rural surroundings, and the Tyne becomes a moorland river with a boulder-strewn bed.
1955 September, H. A. Vallance, “The Border Counties Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 593:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| industrialized | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more industrialised | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most industrialised | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |