confirmed
adjective /kənˈfɜːmd/
/kənˈfɜːrmd/
[only before noun]- having a particular habit or way of life and not likely to change
- a confirmed bachelor (= a man who is not likely to get married, sometimes used in newspapers to refer to a gay man)
- This chocolate dessert is the ultimate dish for confirmed chocaholics.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryConfirmed is used with these nouns:- bachelor
- case
- sighting
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