Enmired

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of enmire form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Immersed in mire; bogged down.

    "Discipline, in fact, proved to be one of the chief attractions of Benedictine monasteries, in an age enmired in terrifying lawlessness which longed for the lost order of Roman society."

Synonyms

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anchorbemiremire

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"Discipline, in fact, proved to be one of the chief attractions of Benedictine monasteries, in an age enmired in terrifying lawlessness which longed for the lost order of Roman society."

Etymology

From enmire + -ed.

Related phrases

bogged down

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