collied 1 of 2

adjective

chiefly British dialect
as in sooty

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collied

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verb

past tense of colly, chiefly British dialect
as in messed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collied
  1. sooty
  2. messed
  3. crocked
  4. disordered
  5. shabby
  6. jumbled
  7. muddled
  8. disheveled
Adjective
  • Oily, sooty residue was all over the city.
    — Arundathi Nair, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of sooty
Verb
  • That book really messed me up in the sense of nothing is promised.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Had a couple calls in here that messed it up a little bit, but that’s the game.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of messed
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
Definition of crocked
Verb
  • Eating disorders and disordered eating bring in this additional layer of societal and structural differences in gender and the gendered norms that can also influence health.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Globally, a 2026 systematic review estimated that 1 in 5 athletes have an eating disorder or disordered eating behaviors or symptoms.
    — Erin Harrop, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of disordered
Adjective
  • Too many shabby games have been played with the present bifurcated system.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The once grand building, where celebrities and socialites have slept, lived, and partied for decades, is undeniably shabby, with worn carpets and crumbling plumbing.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of shabby
Verb
  • But now, researchers say the real problem is that its pages are jumbled.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Announcements for who will have water access (and when) have been jumbled.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of jumbled
Adjective
  • What was expected to have been achieved during offseason team bonding and then three weeks of preseason instead has left a muddled mess for coach Erik Spoelstra.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, her position on taxation seems fairly muddled and not yet fully formed.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of muddled
Verb
  • In July, the eagle was found weak and disheveled on the shoreline of Big Bear Lake.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In the courtroom, Barisone, normally well put-together, was dramatically dishevelled.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of disheveled
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“Collied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collied. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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