Storied

//ˈstɔːɹid// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of story form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Much discussed or written about.

    "Not long after, the couple caught the attention of S. Somasegar, the storied Indian American technology executive, who was at Microsoft at the time."

  2. 2
    Having multiple storeys; multistoried. US

    "[W]hen vvee ſpeake of the Intercolumniation or diſtance, vvhich is due to each Order, vve meane in a Dorique, Ionicall, Corinthian Porch, or Cloiſter, or the like of one Contignation, and not in Storied buildings."

  3. 3
    Historical.

    "Some were storied weapons. With this once long lance, now wildly elbowed, fifty years ago did Nathan Swain kill fifteen whales between a sunrise and a sunset."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having an illustrious past wordnet
  2. 2
    having stories as indicated wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
celebratedcelebratedfabulousfamoushistoriedlegendary

Example

More examples

"The cottage had been standing empty this eight months, and it was a pity, for it was a pretty two storied place, with an old-fashioned porch and honeysuckle about it."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From story + -ed.

Etymology 2

From story (“floor, level”) + -ed.

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