buoyed,ppl.a.|bɔɪd, bwɔɪd| [f. buoy v.] 1. Kept afloat, supported, etc.: see buoy v. 2. Furnished with a buoy or buoys. 1881Philada. Record.No. 3438. 2 The best lighted and buoyed river in the world.1881Echo 28 June 3/1 The buoyed end of the new American cable.