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Definition of ivied

1 : overgrown with ivy
2 : academic

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Recent Examples on the Web How did the ivied walls get so poisoned by anti-intellectual fealty to progressivism? — WSJ, 25 June 2018

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First Known Use of ivied

circa 1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ivied was circa 1771

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“Ivied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ivied. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.

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English Language Learners Definition of ivied

: covered with ivy

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