Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decorated

/ˈdɛkəɹeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: dec-or-ated
IPA: /ˈdɛkəɹeɪtɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having had decorations applied; adorned with attractive items.

adj

Having received prizes, awards, laurels, etc.

adj

In one of the styles of English Gothic architecture.

verb

simple past and past participle of decorate

Example Sentences

"a decorated footballer"
"Nihlus Kryik is one of the Citadel Council's most decorated Spectre agents. Born in a small mercenary outpost outside Hierarchy space, he learned the hard way to fight for what he wanted. His father died when he was 16, and his mother forced him to join the turian military. His outsider status made life difficult; though he was always at the top of his class, his superiors and peers never truly accepted him."

Inflected Forms

more decorated (comparative) most decorated (superlative)

Derived Forms

immunodecorated nondecorated undecorated

Synonyms

dec. adorned

Rhymes With

redecorated

Questions

How do you pronounce decorated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛkəɹeɪtɪd/.
What does decorated mean?: Having had decorations applied; adorned with attractive items.

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