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pigeonholed

pigeonholed adjective: categorized, compartmentalized. Also the simple past and past participle of pigeonhole.

Adjective

pigeonholed (not comparable)

  1. Categorized, compartmentalized
  2. Stuck in a predicament due to having behaved in a manner that was too narrow or myopic.

Also used as

pigeonholed is also the simple past and past participle of pigeonhole.

Words formed from pigeonholed

Questions about pigeonholed

What does pigeonholed mean?
Pigeonholed means categorized, compartmentalized.
What part of speech is pigeonholed?
Pigeonholed is an adjective.

Words near pigeonholed in the dictionary

  1. pigeonhearted
  2. pigeonhole
  3. pigeonhole principle
  4. pigeonhole principles
  5. pigeonholeable
  6. pigeonholed
  7. pigeonholer
  8. pigeonholers
  9. pigeonholes
  10. pigeonholing
  11. pigeonholings

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