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decried

decried is the simple past and past participle of decry.

Meaning of decry

Verb

decry (third-person singular simple present decries, present participle decrying, simple past and past participle decried)

  1. (transitive) To denounce as harmful.
    • Nothing is more uſual and more natural for thoſe, vvho pretend to diſcover any thing nevv to the vvorld in philoſophy and the ſciences, than to inſinuate the praiſes of their ovvn ſystems, by decrying all thoſe, vvhich have been advanced before them.1739, [David Hume], “Introduction”, in A Treatise of Human Nature: […], book I (Of the Understanding), London: […] John Noon, […], →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To blame for ills.

Words formed from decried

Questions about decried

What is decried the simple past and past participle of?
Decried is the simple past and past participle of decry.

Words near decried in the dictionary

  1. decrewing
  2. decrews
  3. decriable
  4. decrial
  5. decrials
  6. decried
  7. decrier
  8. decriers
  9. decries
  10. decrieth
  11. decrim

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