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stroyed

stroyed is the simple past and past participle of stroy.

Meaning of stroy

Verb

stroy (third-person singular simple present stroys, present participle stroying, simple past and past participle stroyed)

  1. (obsolete) To destroy.
    • How I convey my shame out of thine eyes
      By looking back what I have left behind
      Stroy'd in dishonourc. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Questions about stroyed

What is stroyed the simple past and past participle of?
Stroyed is the simple past and past participle of stroy.

Words near stroyed in the dictionary

  1. strows
  2. Stroxton
  3. stroy
  4. stroy-good
  5. stroy-goods
  6. stroyed
  7. stroygood
  8. stroygoods
  9. stroying
  10. stroys
  11. Strozier

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