collied 1 of 2

chiefly British dialect

collied

2 of 2

verb

past tense of colly, chiefly British dialect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for collied
Adjective
  • Black carbon is a dark, sooty byproduct of burning fossil fuels.
    Jillian Mock, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2019
  • By the closer — a grim, sooty final reckoning with the events of June 13 — the colourful escapism of the Uphaar’s Bollywood posters suddenly looks half a world away.
    Mike McCahill, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • An arriving officer arrested the Parma Heights resident, who was crocked, for disorderly conduct.
    John Benson, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Although the treaty promised an annuity, payments were often late or siphoned off to crocked traders.
    Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 8 Aug. 2019
Adjective
  • His big number is a poignant song taken directly from the Eliot poem about that time in a cat’s life when paws begin to shake, the coat turns shabby and mice and rats no longer cower in fear.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • Driving a suburban family people mover, Luis obediently joins the shabby convoy of converted trucks heading away from the rave scene.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • He'll be forever remembered for raunchy roles in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), while his unnerving turn as John du Pont in 2014's Foxcatcher scored him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
  • The show, replete with flower-power aesthetics and a raunchy sensibility, showed off Buzzi's knack for physical comedy above the neck, her characters often contorting their faces for the sake of caricature.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • Consequently, disordered labor disputes have added to the sense of lawlessness and have worsened the economic decline.
    Lindsay Benstead, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2013
  • In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Pew found 55% of Republicans are confused about the information out there on climate change--but this was also true for 39% of Democrats.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • The two ‘deals’ have left tariff policy more confused than ever, argues columnist Michael Hiltzik.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • These are released to Pixels almost immediately, while other OEMs must combine with their own fixes and then run these out across the messy Android ecosystem.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • The dips are wet, messy behemoths of meat, juice and bread.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Fearing President Donald Trump’s chaotic trade war would ignite a global recession, investors scrambled to dump US assets.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
  • The stunning image shows the classic spiral swirl of M81 — also known as Bode's Galaxy — suspended against the chaotic cloud patterns of the nebula, with the Cigar Galaxy lurking to its left.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 May 2025
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“Collied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collied. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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