devoted
/dɪˈvəʊtəd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.18 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of devote
adj
adj
Strongly emotionally attached; very fond of someone or something.
adj
Zealous; characterized by devotion.
Example Sentences
- "He describes the operation thus: "The heavy ram employed to impart the finishing strokes, hoisted up with double purchase and snail's pace to the summit of the Piling Engine, and then falling down like a thunderbolt on the head of the devoted timber, driving it perhaps a single half inch in to the stratum below, is well calculated to put to the test the virtue of patience, while it illustrates the old adage of—slow and sure.""
- "Bob and Sara are devoted to their children."
- "The attendance of that brother was now become like the attendance of a demon on some devoted being that had sold himself to destruction […]"
- "The feelings of the crew now burst forth in the most extravagant transports. They had recently considered themselves devoted men, hurrying forwards to destruction; they now looked upon themselves as favorites of fortune, and gave themselves up to the most unbounded joy."
Etymology
From devote + -ed.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪˈvəʊtəd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more devoted (comparative)
most devoted (superlative)