storeyed
storeyed is the alternative spelling of storied.
Meaning of storied
Adjective (1)
storied (comparative more storied, superlative most storied)
- Much discussed or written about.
- Not long after, the couple caught the attention of S. Somasegar, the storied Indian American technology executive, who was at Microsoft at the time.2021 July 30, Alex Hawgood, “These Clubhouse Hosts Are Keeping the Party Alive”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- legendary
- Historical.
- Some were storied weapons. With this once long lance, now wildly elbowed, fifty years ago did Nathan Swain kill fifteen whales between a sunrise and a sunset.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 3, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
Adjective (2)
storied (comparative more storied, superlative most storied)
- Having multiple storeys; multistoried.
- [W]hen vvee ſpeake of the Intercolumniation or diſtance, vvhich is due to each Order, vve meane in a Dorique, Ionicall, Corinthian Porch, or Cloiſter, or the like of one Contignation, and not in Storied buildings.1624, Henry Wotton, “The Seate, and the Worke”, in The Elements of Architecture, […], London: […] Iohn Bill, →OCLC, I. part, pages 39–40
Origin of storeyed
From storey + -ed.
Questions about storeyed
- What is storeyed the alternative spelling of?
- Storeyed is the alternative spelling of storied.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: storeyed (page history and authors); storied (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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