emblazoned
emblazoned adjective: marked by light that blazes out. Also the simple past and past participle of emblazon.
Adjective
emblazoned (comparative more emblazoned, superlative most emblazoned)
- Marked by light that blazes out.
- What strength conceives a more emblazoned portal Around this travailing earth, around her courses mortal!1908, David Chalmers Nimmo, “Night”, in Songs, page 80
- She had often thought how the morning sun made that particular stretch of road look shiny just after dawn—her own "yellow brick road," only it wasn't made of brick. And today it was more emblazoned than usual.2013, Allan Young, The Return of the Prairie Rose, page 279
- Adorned with prominent markings or ornamentation.
- It is somewhat like St. Paul's inside but is more emblazoned.1884, Demetrius Charles Boulger, General Gordon's letters from the Crimea, the Danube, and Armenia
- The king's coach was heavier and more emblazoned with ornament than the others, and carried on its top a globe, which once had a meaning.1888, Charles Robert Corning, Aalesund to Tetuan, page 331
- Fiery; impassioned.
- As these networks grew, leaders emerged, and each seemed to grow more emblazoned.2013, Barbara Harris Combs, From Selma to Montgomery: The Long March to Freedom
- The sound of it echoed through the chamber and all Bellerophon could do was stare at her as she puffed air out her nose, her eyes becoming more and more emblazoned with fury.2019, Marios Christou, David Ramenah, Greek Mythology Explained
- Having been extolled; celebrated.
- Higher rank, longer service, or a more emblazoned fame, may have given to some a larger celebrity before the public eye;1839 March 28, “The Late Capt. S. L. Russell”, in Army and Navy Chronicle, volume 8, number 13, page 203
- Another class must now engage my lay— Unsentenced , yet iniquitous as they: Such as rejoice in more emblazoned names— St. George, thy denizens, and thine, St. James.1859, William Read, Sketches from Dover Castle, page 160
- Prominent in people's thoughts, highly salient; unforgettable.
- And in the very struggle you shall find your strength, seeing amid the tumult, and high above it, this scroll ever more emblazoned, 'To him that overcometh.'1871 November 1, Dr. Edmond, “Student-Life in the Light of After Years”, in The United Presbyterian Magazine, page 501
- Baby, can you feel me? / Imagining I'm looking in your eyes / I can see you clearly / Vividly emblazoned in my mind1997, Mariah Carey, “My All”, in Butterfly, track 3
Also used as
emblazoned is also the simple past and past participle of emblazon.
Examples of emblazoned in a sentence
- More emblazoned examples intermittently follow at appropriate times.2021, Wes D. Gehring, Charlie Chaplin and A Woman of Paris, page 5:
- A pair of very familiar, very emblazoned sapphire blue eyes were watching me.2024, Andrea Smith, Shadows & Dreams:
- Yet why, fool that I am, seek I to teach Thee, knowing that more emblazoned is thy glory In that my life's story so quick its sad end doth reach.1898, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, translated by Henry Edward Watts, Don Quixote de la Mancha:
- Once a background—now it's more emblazoned over other colours—white an acting first liutenant rounding up the troops to follow Major Yellow's marching band and what a noise these fellows make.2024, Steve Rushton, Interpretations from the Dryden Translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, page 91:
Forms of emblazoned
| comparative | more emblazoned |
|---|---|
| superlative | most emblazoned |
Words formed from emblazoned
Questions about emblazoned
- What does emblazoned mean?
- Emblazoned means marked by light that blazes out.
- How do you use emblazoned in a sentence?
- More emblazoned examples intermittently follow at appropriate times.
- What part of speech is emblazoned?
- Emblazoned is an adjective.
Words near emblazoned in the dictionary
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