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[ uh-kaw-stid, uh-kos-tid ] / əˈkɔ stɪd, əˈkɒs tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR accosted ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective Heraldry.(of animals) represented as side by side: two dolphins accosted. Origin of accostedFirst recorded in 1600–10; accost + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM accostedun·ac·cost·ed, adjectiveWords nearby accostedaccordion graft, accordionist, accordion pleat, accordion pleats, accost, accosted, accouchement, accoucheur, accoucheur's hand, accoucheuse, account Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for accostedDays later, supermodel Kate Moss accosted Bieber at another party in Ibiza, giving him a dressing down over his behavior. 13 Celebrities Who Dissed Justin Bieber|Kevin Fallon|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST The young lawyer was returning to her townhouse near Regents Park with her boyfriend when she was accosted soon after dark. Thief Holds Tony Blair’s Daughter At Gunpoint Demanding Jewels and Cash|Nico Hines|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST What if he wanted a snack on the way home and accosted a woman on some pretext? Cannibal Cop Now Faces Life in Prison|Michael Daly|March 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST They sneaked into the garage claiming it was public property and accosted her. Inside Katie Holmes’s New Life|Paula Froelich|July 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And, while telling off Davies, Efron is accosted by an admiring mother at the mall. The Best 'Entourage' Cameos|Marlow Stern|July 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST His eyes wandered suspiciously around; his voice faltered as he accosted his betrothed. Debit and Credit|Gustav Freytag Finding his countenance to indicate youth and benevolence, I accosted him as he approached. The Citizen-Soldier|John Beatty Lester Armstrong had no sooner stepped to the pavement than he was accosted by a man who stepped suddenly up to him. Mischievous Maid Faynie|Laura Jean Libbey We met two or three elegantly dressed Californians to-day, who accosted us with much civility and apparent friendliness. What I Saw in California|Edwin Bryant The officer looked amazed at being so accosted, but, like a good sport, laughed and ordered the horse to be turned loose. Policing the Plains|R.G. MacBeth
Words related to accostedconfront, annoy, buttonhole, bother, welcome, cross, hail, face, dare, flag, proposition, call, greet, entice, address, brace, challenge, salute, run into, whistle for |