confirmedadj.
/kənˈfəːmd/, U.S. /kənˈfərmd/ 1.
a. Made firm, strengthened, settled, firmly established, etc.: see the verb.
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the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective]
stallc1275
unflichinga1340
adviseda1393
affirmed1440
constant1481
resolved1518
resolute1522
well-settled?1532
ratified1533
unbashed1536
bent1548
well-resolved1565
unabashed1571
determinate1587
undaunted1587
peremptory1589
confirmed1594
decretal1608
pight1608
intent1610
definitivea1616
unshrinkinga1616
naylessa1618
pitched1642
decisive1658
martyrly1659
certain1667
fell1667
decretory1674
martyrial1678
decretorian1679
invariable1696
unflinching1728
hell-bent1731
decided1767
determined1773
iron-headed1787
adamantine1788
unwincing1802
stick-at-nothing1805
adamant1816
hard-set1818
rock-like1833
bound1844
do-or-die1851
unbased1860
focused1888
capable de tout1899
purposive1903
go-for-broke1946
hard rock1947
take-no-shit1992
the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > stability, fixity > [adjective] > established, settled
steadfast1258
groundlyc1275
stablec1290
firmc1374
well-groundeda1393
irradicate1436
well-fixed1567
statary1581
solid1586
confirmed1594
lodged1600
well-entrenched1661
substantive1809
corroborated1822
stabilized1887
1594 Kyd Cornelia v, in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1874) V. 238 Is this th' undaunted heart That is required in extremities? Be more confirmed.
1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 355 He is of a noble strain..and confirmde honesty. View more context for this quotation
1607 T. Dekker Whore of Babylon sig. I Who buildes on heartes confirmd, buildes on a rocke.
1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful iv. §17. 148 In a confirmed state of health and vigour.
1871 J. S. Blackie Four Phases Morals i. 116 The State where the habit of obedience is most confirmed.
b. spec. Of a disease: Firmly established in the system; inveterate, chronic.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > chronic
rooteda1398
confirmed1398
continual1528
inveterate?1541
veterated1547
chronic1601
chronical1604
continent cause1605
continuatea1616
radicated1631
radicate1720
settled1811
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) vii. lxiv. 281 How soo euer Lepra is gendred vnneth it is curable yf it be confermyd.
c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. (MS. A) 100 Þis crampe may be heeled or þat he be confermed, & aftir þat he is confermed seelden or nevere.
1762 J. Wesley Primitive Physick (ed. 10) 41 A total Ass-Milk Diet..will cure a confirmed Cancer.
2. Of persons: Firmly established in the habit, condition, or practice expressed by the appellative. See confirm v. 3.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > that does something habitually > inveterate or confirmed
composed1483
wedded1578
fastened1596
dyed in the wool1597
sworna1616
hardeneda1618
engrained1630
steadfast1644
radicateda1661
inveterate1735
professional1814
confirmed1827
card-carrying1939
1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey V. vii. viii. 115 I am a confirmed wanderer.
1860 Mrs. H. Wood Danesbury House xviii The boys have become confirmed drunkards.
1891 N.E.D. at Confirmed Mod. A confirmed invalid.
3. That has received the rite of confirmation
4. (See confirm v. 2c.)
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the mind > language > statement > ratification or confirmation > [adjective] > confirmed or ratified
affirmed1568
confirmed1787
1787 Ld. Nelson Let. 26 July in Dispatches & Lett. (1844) I. 249 I..recommend him..as worthy of having a confirmed Warrant.
Derivatives
conˈfirmedly adv. /-ɪd-/
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adverb]
i-wislichec1000
wislyc1000
yernec1000
wellOE
wisc1175
sickera1275
without missa1275
redlyc1275
certainlya1375
sadc1380
confirmedlyc1449
certaina1500
undeceitfully1571
notionless1607
ascertainably1863
absotively1914
c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 249 The knowing of oon verri God is..more sureli and confermedli had now than it was bifore.
1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Sept. 7/1 Every person..who has become confirmedly unfit for work.
conˈfirmedness n.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [noun]
mid iwissea1000
certaina1300
certaintya1340
sickerness1390
sickerty1405
sureness1419
redinessc1425
suretyc1425
surenessa1475
assurancec1485
certitude1538
constancy1563
assuredness1570
certainness1571
confirmedness1667
1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety v. 110 If the Difficulty arise..from the confirm'dness of the Habit.
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