inspired en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ɪnˈspaɪəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪnˈspaɪɹd/ (General-American)
Meanings
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Having excellence through inspiration.
New Zealand were crowned world champions for the first time in 24 years after squeezing past an inspired France team by a single point.
2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport:The actor's inspired performance of Hamlet's soliloquy left the audience dumbfounded.
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Filled with inspiration or motivated.
The artist was inspired to paint a true masterpiece.
He was inspired to learn to fly.
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Infused with power or knowledge granted from a supernatural entity; possessing inspiration from the divine.
The point which I wish to establish is this, that the whole prediction of the future establishment of the religion of the Gospel was an inspired prediction, a prediction answerable to the highest test of a supernatural prescience.
1824, John Davidson, Discourses on Prophecy, in which are considered its structure, use, and inspiration: being the substance of twelve sermons preached in the chapel of Lincoln's Inn, London: John Murray, Albermarle Street, page 502:Korean shamans are thought to be capable of inspired speech, in which they convey the words of the gods.
- (of air) Drawn into the lungs; inhaled.
- (obsolete) Inflated.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inspired | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inspired | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bioinspired · underinspired · uninspired · inspiredness · bio-inspired · inspiredly
Hyponyms
Translations (4)
pl zainspirowany (filled with inspiration or motivated) · eo inspirita (filled with inspiration or motivated) · pl natchniony (filled with inspiration or motivated) · pl zmotywowany (filled with inspiration or motivated)