appointed
subject to appointment
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,414 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,106 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- subject to appointment also: appointive
- selected for a job the one appointed for guard duty
- fixed or established especially by order or command also: decreed, ordained, prescribed at the time appointed (or the appointed time)
- provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind) a house that is beautifully appointed
appointed 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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We appointed a jury and wrestled with the tale.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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The officers appointed to defend the rights of the Plebeians against the encroachments of the Patricians.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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There was a great battle about me when Mrs. Waddy appeared punctual to her appointed hour.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1
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The room, which was an ordinary and neatly appointed office, appeared, at the first glance, to be empty.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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It will appear by the following advertisement that a market was then first appointed by authority to be kept in Boston.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1