Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plighted

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
plight-ed
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having plights; pleated; plated; folded.

Obsolete

verb

simple past and past participle of plight

Example Sentences

Etymology

From plight (“plait, fold”) + -ed.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more plighted (comparative) most plighted (superlative)

Questions

What does plighted mean?
Having plights; pleated; plated; folded.
Where does plighted come from?
From plight (“plait, fold”) + -ed.

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