accidentedadj.
/ˈaksᵻdɛntᵻd/, U.S. /ˈæksəˌdɛn(t)əd/ΚΠ
1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Ciii Christes body is adjudged of no man to be accidented notwythstanding it is presented in the accidentes of the bread.
2. Of a landscape, its nature: characterized by irregularities, undulating. Cf. accident n. 6c.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > [adjective] > scenic > irregular
grotesque1667
accidented1844
1844 J. Macgregor Commerc. Statistics II. ix. xvii. 185 The country in which these coals lie, is accidented with hills and mountains, very much resembling the general features of the mining district of Wales.
1879 Daily News 16 Apr. 3/2 A reckless headlong steeple-chase over a violently accidented ploughed field.
1882 R. L. Stevenson New Arabian Nights II. 26 The highest and most accidented of the sand-hills immediately adjoined; and from these,..I could overlook Northmour.
1925 Blackwood's Mag. May 670/2 Owing to the echoes and the accidented nature of the ground, it was not quite certain where the sounds came from.
1993 D. E. Cosgrove Palladian Landscape i. 24 The foothills of the Alps, an accidented region of low hills and valleys.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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