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adjective

Definition of colliednext
chiefly British dialect
as in sooty

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collied

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verb

past tense of colly, chiefly British dialect
as in messed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collied
  1. sooty
  2. crocked
  3. shabby
  4. raunchy
  5. disordered
  6. confused
  7. messy
  8. chaotic
Adjective
  • Black carbon is a dark, sooty byproduct of burning fossil fuels.
    Jillian Mock, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2019
  • By the closer — a grim, sooty final reckoning with the events of June 13 — the colourful escapism of the Uphaar’s Bollywood posters suddenly looks half a world away.
    Mike McCahill, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
Definition of sooty
Adjective
  • An arriving officer arrested the Parma Heights resident, who was crocked, for disorderly conduct.
    John Benson, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Although the treaty promised an annuity, payments were often late or siphoned off to crocked traders.
    Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 8 Aug. 2019
Definition of crocked
Adjective
  • Looks pretty shabby when Android phones up and down the budget spectrum offer 120Hz displays.
    Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Sep. 2024
  • While the $174,000 annual pay likely doesn't sound too shabby to those living in a country where the median individual wage comes to just over $59,000 a year, members of Congress are earning wages that were set in 2009.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of shabby
Adjective
  • On December 5 at Citizen News in Los Angeles, Rex kicked off a night honoring Jennifer Lopez, Denis Villeneuve, Selena Gomez, and more with a raunchy speech that put a darkly comedic speed on current Hollywood instability.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the filmmakers’ attempts at raunchy humor, there’s not much that’s particularly funny, groundbreaking or memorable.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of raunchy
Adjective
  • Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.
    Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
  • It is associated with hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Definition of disordered
Adjective
  • Prepare to be deeply confused yet entertained by the main character’s wildly unreliable imagination.
    Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Selena Gomez would often get confused for one of her TV characters early in her career.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • The decision worked smoothly for the AAC in Year 1 of this new setup, but the potential for a messy schedule remains in the future.
    Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Their divorce has been messy, with both exes calling each other out via Instagram.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of messy
Adjective
  • This chaotic style is reminiscent of the Paris-Nicole-Lindsay glory days of Y2K—which, in a way, have resurged thanks to Charli XCX’s Brat summer (and now fall).
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
  • In its darkest corners, demons dwell, wreaking havoc with their masks of chaotic power.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of chaotic
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colliding (with)

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“Collied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collied. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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