grounded
/ˈɡɹaʊn.dɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.84 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.
Canadian usage; American usage
adj
With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters.
verb
simple past and past participle of ground
Example Sentences
- "Courageous went down about an hour ago. Glorious also went down toward the end of the battle, cause unknown. Lion is grounded in the shadows of Terschelling, and will not be recoverable. All of the other battlecruisers have medium to heavy damage of one degree or another, with the exception of Renown, which avoided shell damage but took a torpedo at the last moment and is heading home under tow, and, of course, New Zealand, whose sole casualty is a stoker overcome with heat exhaustion."
- ""Sam, wait. You're not actually grounded. I just want you to be better about listening when I tell you something.""
- "Near-synonyms: prudent, reasonable, sensible, wise; realistic, real; mature; see also Thesaurus:wise"
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Inflected Forms
more grounded (comparative)
most grounded (superlative)