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[ uh-poin-tid ] / əˈpɔɪn tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR appointed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveby, through, or as a result of an appointment (often in contrast with elected): an appointed official. predetermined; arranged; set: They met at the appointed time in the appointed place. provided with what is necessary; equipped; furnished: a beautifully appointed office. Origin of appointedFirst recorded in 1525–35; appoint + -ed2 synonym study for appointedSee furnish. OTHER WORDS FROM appointedqua·si-ap·point·ed, adjectiveun·ap·point·ed, adjectiveWords nearby appointedappliqué, apply, appmt., appoggiatura, appoint, appointed, appointee, appointive, appointment, Appointment in Samarra, appointment television Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for appointedQasem Suleimani was appointed as commander of the force in 1997. What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST The Stollen was paraded through the city of Dresden, and later an appointed “Stollen girl” cut the cake. One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The U.S. will reopen an embassy in Havana, meaning an ambassador will be appointed. Up To Speed: The Cuba Embargo|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST “At the appointed time [Jackson] ‘heard’ them, and this was about all of it,” recalled one former cadet. Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When he was appointed few expected that he would be able to guide his committee to a radical conclusion but he did. The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST A committee was also appointed to bring in an estimate of money necessary to be raised. The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton Henry Dunbar came forward into the light of the wax-candles, and gave the appointed answer. Henry Dunbar|M. E. Braddon He was appointed to succeed Tycho in the position of imperial mathematician. Great Astronomers|R. S. Ball Nor was any mistress ever so beautiful and divine as this one, appointed to possess and be adored by us. A Pessimist|Robert Timsol The day appointed for sailing was fast approaching, and had to make all speed to get through various engagements in Manilla. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas|W. Hastings Macaulay
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