Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Wiktionary
- adj. of birds Capable of flight.
- adj. Having a specified number or kind of flights (of stairs, a screw thread, etc.).
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Taking flight; flying; -- used in composition.
- adj. (Her.) Feathered; -- said of arrows.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. having feathers
Etymologies
- flight + -ed (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Home players had shrunk in Andy Carroll's physical presence, which was cause for considerable concern as Kenwyne Jones and Stoke's assortment of man-mountains rolled into the East End. The former Sunderland striker represented the clearest threat tonight, all brawn and brute force whenever able to attack a cross flighted from the flanks.”
The Guardian: West Ham United spring to life to overrun Stoke City in extra-time
“None of the deliveries were flighted, which is a bit of a surprise as Gul will surely be unable to resist a swipe if it goes above his eyeline. 37th over: Pakistan 80-8 Shafiq 40, Gul 0”
“The batsman has to be very wary of such deliveries as they are often "flighted" or spun so that the ball will not behave quite as he expects and he could be "trapped" into getting himself out.”
“He chased the unmigratory tropi-ducks from their shrewd-hidden nests, walked circumspectly among the crocodiles hauled out of water for slumber, and crept under the jungle-roof and spied upon the snow-white saucy cockatoos, the fierce ospreys, the heavy-flighted buzzards, the lories and kingfishers, and the absurdly garrulous little pygmy parrots.”
“She was a good woman, but highly nervous, and, at times, fancy-flighted about shades and signs and omens.”
“She is standing off to the side, listening to my silence, caressing the moan—with her stare—that is inside me, helping it emerge, flighted, ripping.”
“Darren Fletcher gets it, taking a lovely flighted pass from Carrick on the right hand side of the area and hitting it low and hard and back across the keeper.”
The Guardian: Bursaspor v Manchester United - as it happened
“We tasted 400 wines blind over the course of 5 days, flighted according to variety.”
Blaufrankisch: The Best Red You've Never Heard Of | Dr Vino's wine blog
“Winchester had just introduced their excellent Xtended Range pellets, and I was one of a group of writers invited to test it on flighted mallards.”
“Breaking from halfway then checking at the angle of the penalty box, the former Newcastle forward was allowed space by Danny Batth to look up then curl a perfectly flighted shot into Bywater's top left corner.”
The Guardian: Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Blackpool | FA Cup fourth-round match report
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List of Heraldry Terms
Words and phrases used in blazoning heraldic devices, along with names and other terms associated with the art and science.
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Adjectival Arcana
A roster of adjectives that infrequently surface in typical conversation and writing. Many are dredged from scientific or other technical jargon or sieved from examples of disused archaic forms.
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