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ceilinged

ceilinged

4 4.9
Having an inside top that covers a room
  • adjective
  • /ˈsiːlɪŋd/
: con techo
  • Patrick's voice echoed in the large, high-ceilinged space of Herring's office.
  • high-ceilinged
  • ceilinged room
  • low-ceilinged

Examples

  • They came out into an airy, high-ceilinged lobby, pursued by cameras and action.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • It was cold in that lingering, high-ceilinged way of old houses.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The low-ceilinged room absorbed their footsteps.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Alan used it as a study, and a high-ceilinged, drafty kitchen.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Sprawled on my bed in the large, high-ceilinged room, I am quickly absorbed in my work.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The low-ceilinged cavern they entered was dark and full of debris.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • My dad remembered a long, high-ceilinged room furnished with scattered tables and chairs.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • She found herself in a wide, high-ceilinged cavern, a big natural cave deep below the lunar surface.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Piccirillo's office is a high-ceilinged room just off the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, with a bare bulb illuminating religious paintings and stacks of books.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The elegant, high-ceilinged lobby welcomed guests with its spacious design and ornate decor.

Antonyms

3 1.0

It has a hard surface to walk on

Compounds

A room or building with a ceiling lower than usual

Surface Forms

ceilinged positive

Morphology

ceilinged = ceiling (transparent) = ceiling + ed

Standard adjectival formation from the noun 'ceiling' meaning 'having a ceiling', easily inferable by learners who know 'ceiling'.

Etymology

Ceilinged comes from the noun ceiling, meaning the 'cover above a room', plus the part -ed, which means 'having'. A ceiling can be thought of as the room's indoor 'sky' or roof, so a ceilinged room is simply one that has that overhead cover.