ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Rated

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɹeɪtɪd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Rated is an adjective meaning (now rare) Scolded, rebuked.

Meaning

(now rare) Scolded, rebuked.

More Meanings

  1. (engineering) maximum (load, voltage, etc.) under which a device can function properly
  2. (in combinations) Having a particular rating or rate
  3. simple past and past participle of rate

Example Sentences

[H]e merely passed by sheepishly with a rated, scowling look.
He tooke it up, and thence with him did beare, / As rated Spaniell takes his burden up for feare.

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