What does waylaid mean?
Waylaid means simple past and past participle of waylay.
Waylaid
/ˌweɪˈleɪd/ · verb
Meaning
simple past and past participle of waylay.
Example Sentences
I have a jest to execute that I cannot manage alone. Falstaff, Bardolph, Peto, and Gadshill shall rob those men that we have already 'waylaid – yourself and I will not be there. And when they have the booty, if you and I do not rob them – cut this head off from my shoulders.
My beloved reader has no doubt in the course of his experience been waylaid by many such a luckless companion
Synonyms for waylaid
Antonyms for waylaid
Related Words
Word Forms
- waylayed
Usage Notes
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How do you use waylaid in a sentence?
I have a jest to execute that I cannot manage alone. Falstaff, Bardolph, Peto, and Gadshill shall rob those men that we have already 'waylaid – yourself and I will not be there. And when they have the booty, if you and I do not rob them – cut this head off from my shoulders.
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