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scripted

scripted is the simple past and past participle of script.

Adjective

scripted (comparative more scripted, superlative most scripted)

  1. Planned; something written or prepared before it is read or performed.
    • It was a carefully scripted meeting, just to allow Tom to meet Jane.
  2. Trite, banal, hackneyed, predictable.

Meaning of script

Verb

script (third-person singular simple present scripts, present participle scripting, simple past and past participle scripted)

  1. (transitive) To make or write a script.
  2. (transitive) To devise, concoct, or contrive.
    • Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book.2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 487

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Forms of scripted

comparativemore scripted
superlativemost scripted

Phrases with scripted

Questions about scripted

What does scripted mean?
Scripted means planned; something written or prepared before it is read or performed.
What is scripted the simple past and past participle of?
Scripted is the simple past and past participle of script.
What part of speech is scripted?
Scripted is an adjective.

Words near scripted in the dictionary

  1. scriptables
  2. scriptaid
  3. scriptal
  4. scriptbook
  5. scriptbooks
  6. scripted
  7. scripted out
  8. scriptedness
  9. scripter
  10. scripters
  11. scripting

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