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pretied

pretied adjective: tied in advance.

Adjective

pretied (not comparable)

  1. tied in advance
    • Soon, he said, he would like to turn his attention to the pretied bow tie — from its fastener to its fabric.2015 August 18, Michael Cooper, “Taking the Starch Out of Orchestra Attire”, in New York Times

Origin of pretied

From pre- + tied.

Questions about pretied

What does pretied mean?
Pretied means tied in advance.
What part of speech is pretied?
Pretied is an adjective.

Words near pretied in the dictionary

  1. pretibial
  2. pretibial fever
  3. pretibially
  4. preticket
  5. pretickets
  6. pretied
  7. pretighten
  8. pretightened
  9. pretightening
  10. pretightens
  11. Pretiglian

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