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habited

habited is the simple past and past participle of habit.

Adjective

habited (not comparable)

  1. Dressed in a habit.
    • a habited nun
  2. Clothed.
    • He was on deck in an instant, habited merely in his light pyjammas^([sic]) and sleeping-jacket.1869, Onward, volumes 2-3, page 397

Meaning of habit

Verb

habit (third-person singular simple present habits, present participle habiting, simple past and past participle habited)

  1. (transitive) To clothe.
    • Ritson, who was a native of the bishoprick of Durham, tells us that the fairies frequented many parts of it; that they were described as being of the smallest size, and uniformly habited in green.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 309
    Synonyms:
    garb, habilitate
  2. (archaic, transitive) To inhabit.

See all 8 meanings of habit

Words formed from habited

Questions about habited

What does habited mean?
Habited means dressed in a habit.
What is habited the simple past and past participle of?
Habited is the simple past and past participle of habit.
What part of speech is habited?
Habited is an adjective.

Words near habited in the dictionary

  1. habitations
  2. habitative
  3. habitator
  4. habitators
  5. habitats
  6. habited
  7. habiti
  8. habiting
  9. habitings
  10. habits
  11. habits of mind

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