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quizzed

quiz
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwiz]
    • /kwɪz/
    • /kwɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwiz]
    • /kwɪz/

Definitions of quizzed word

  • noun plural quizzed an informal test or examination of a student or class. 1
  • noun plural quizzed a questioning. 1
  • noun plural quizzed a practical joke; a hoax. 1
  • noun plural quizzed Chiefly British. an eccentric, often odd-looking person. 1
  • verb with object quizzed to examine or test (a student or class) informally by questions. 1
  • verb with object quizzed to question closely: The police quizzed several suspects. 1

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Origin of quizzed

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85 in sense “odd person”; 1840-50 for def 1; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Quizzed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

quizzed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

quizzed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for quizzed

adjective quizzed

  • warhorse — a horse used in war; charger.
  • qualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
  • war-horse — a horse used in war; charger.
  • disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
  • up to speed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.

Antonyms for quizzed

noun quizzed

  • answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
  • replied — to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond: to reply to a question.

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