elevated
/ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.03 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of elevate
adj
adj
adj
Of a higher rank or status.
Example Sentences
- "the elevated language of poetry"
- "The patient presented with elevated blood pressure."
- "Install all the required tools from an elevated console."
- "‘I hope,’ said Mr. Pickwick, ‘that our volatile friend is committing no absurdities in that dickey behind.’ ‘Oh dear, no,’ replied Ben Allen. ‘Except when he’s elevated, Bob’s the quietest creature breathing.’"
- "A man whom Tom knew was returning one evening from a fair, a little elevated of course, when he met a berrin (i. e. funeral), which he joined, as is the custom; but, to his surprise, there was no one there that he knew except one man, and he had been dead for some years."
- "the Washington Street Elevated"
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/