addressed
(of mail) marked with a destination
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,629 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,151 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- (of mail) marked with a destination I throw away all mail addressed to `resident'
addressed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Correspondence concerning editorial matters may be addressed to any of the general editors.
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two · Samuel Johnson · Chapter 1
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This reproach was the most cruel that could be addressed to Mlle. Gilberte.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Therefore King Jurgen addressed himself, as his need was, to submit to the strange customs of the Philistines.
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice · James Branch Cabell · Chapter 1
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Each one was elaborately addressed and furnished with a rhymed or unrhymed tag that often hid a sting beneath its clownish exterior.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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He is also a great stickler for etiquette, and prefers to be addressed as Major or Colonel, as the case may be.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1