tailed

[ teyld ]

/ teɪld /

adjective

having a tail.

having a tail of a specified kind (usually used in combination): a ring-tailed monkey.

Origin of tailed

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at tail¹, -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM tailed

un·tailed, adjective

Words nearby tailed

tailbone, tail bud, tail coat, tail cone, tail covert, tailed, tailed frog, tail end, tail fan, tail fin, tailfirst

Example sentences from the Web for tailed

One British reporter who tailed him through the day said he was “somewhat robotic—not particularly presidential.”
Mitt Romney Using U.K. Visit to Raise Money|Peter Popham|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A whistle split the air, followed by a rending snort that tailed off into the moaning of a wounded man.
One Man's Initiation--1917|John Dos Passos
"And trout take a tailed fly in England," I insisted sharply.
The Mystery of Choice|Robert William Chambers
In some cases the Redi or Sporocysts do not give rise to tailed Cercari, but to tailless forms.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

I tailed behind and sketched as per margin, as we went through the sand—shockingly unacademical wasn't it, to draw walking?
From Edinburgh to India & Burmah|William G. Burn Murdoch
The hind wing is tailed at the end of the third median nervule.
The Butterfly Book|William Jacob Holland