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gridlocked, a.
Brit. |ˈgrɪdlɒkt|, U.S. |ˈgrɪdˌlɑkt|
[‹ gridlock v. + -ed suffix1.]
Subject to a gridlock; brought to a standstill (lit. and fig.).
1982N.Y. Times 21 June a18/1 (heading) The gridlocked economy. 1984M. Amis Money 262 A tall untethered man had whirled out with his chain to flog the gridlocked traffic. 1992Wall St. Jrnl. 4 Nov. a14/5 A bipartisan coalition in Congress for two to four years could execute real change and cure gridlocked government. 1998R. Gunesekera Sandglass 1 Below me a line of grimy white cars, trucks and vans stood gridlocked on a flyover going nowhere. |