storied C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /ˈstɔːɹid/ See IPA manual Freq #49663 Meanings 1 adj having an illustrious past Your teenage years were quite storied. 2 adj having stories as indicated The six-storied building around the corner needs a renovation. 3 adj 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. 4 adj 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having an illustrious past celebrated 2 adj · having stories as indicated storeyed 3 adj · much discussed or written... legendary Word family Derived forms unstoried Etymology From story (“floor, level”) + -ed. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # storied **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈstɔːɹid/ **Frequency rank:** 49663 ## Meanings 1. having an illustrious past 2. having stories as indicated 3. Much discussed or written about. 4. Historical. ## Examples - Your teenage years were quite storied. - The six-storied building around the corner needs a renovation. - Not long after, the couple caught the attention of S. Somasegar, the storied Indian American technology executive, who was at Microsoft at the time. - 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. ## Synonyms - celebrated - storeyed - legendary ## Derived Forms - unstoried ## Etymology From story (“floor, level”) + -ed. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown