confirmed

[ kuhn-furmd ]
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adjective
  1. made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front;confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.

  1. firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate: a confirmed bachelor.

  2. given additional determination; made resolute.

  3. having received the religious rite of confirmation.

Origin of confirmed

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English confermed; see confirm, -ed2

Other words from confirmed

  • con·firm·ed·ly [kuhn-fuhr-mid-lee], /kənˈfʌr mɪd li/, adverb
  • con·firm·ed·ness [kuhn-fur-mid-nis, -furmd-], /kənˈfɜr mɪd nɪs, -ˈfɜrmd-/, noun
  • un·con·firmed, adjective
  • well-con·firmed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for confirmed

confirmed

/ (kənˈfɜːmd) /


adjective
  1. (prenominal) long-established in a habit, way of life, etc: a confirmed bachelor

  2. having received the rite of confirmation

  1. (of a disease) another word for chronic

Derived forms of confirmed

  • confirmedly (kənˈfɜːmɪdlɪ), adverb
  • confirmedness (kənˈfɜːmɪdnɪs, -ˈfɜːmd-), noun

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