Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Celebrated or recorded in story or history; associated with stories, tales, or legends.
- Adorned with scenes from a story, or from history, executed by means of sculpture, painting, weaving, needlework, or other art: as, storied tapestries.
- Having stories or stages: as, a four-storied building.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Told in a story.
- adjective Having a history; interesting from the stories which pertain to it; venerable from the associations of the past.
- adjective Having (such or so many) stories; -- chiefly in composition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective much talked or written about
- adjective
historical - adjective US having multiple
storeys ; multi-storied
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having stories as indicated
- adjective having an illustrious past
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Examples
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The first X MINUS ONE shows used scripts from DIMENSION X, but soon created new shows from storied from the pages of Galaxy Magazine.
X Minus 1 2006
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The first X MINUS ONE shows used scripts from DIMENSION X, but soon created new shows from storied from the pages of Galaxy Magazine.
February 2006 2006
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Applying opposite principles was tough here as the two teams did not meet in the regular season and neither has what you would call a storied playoff history.
Fraters Libertas 2010
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On a recent weeknight at the bar Southpaw in Park Slope, the Defibulators 'guitarist and banjo player Bryan Jennings (who goes by the name Bug) and singer Erin Bru slip into harmonies that recall the storied Gram Parsons-Emmylou Harris duets.
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On a recent weeknight at the bar Southpaw in Park Slope, the Defibulators 'guitarist and banjo player Bryan Jennings (who goes by the name Bug) and singer Erin Bru slip into harmonies that recall the storied Gram Parsons-Emmylou Harris duets.
unknown title 2009
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First Christian Church recalls storied history, celebrates 100 years
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First Christian Church recalls storied history, celebrates 100 years
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More importantly, this deregulatory approach he espoused over decades in Congress has left Wall Street unchecked and now teetering, with more than just "storied" investment houses at risk.
David Donnelly: Recklessness, Corruption, and Greed is Not Only Found on Wall Street, Sen. McCain 2008
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Last time I checked the rafters, the Celtics and Lakers were the NBA's winningest franchises, and even less "storied" franchises like the Bulls, Pistons and Spurs have more championships than the Knicks, many of them coming at the expense of the Knicks.
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The "storied" curse is about a generation old (encompassing only two recent Olympics) and I never heard about it.
InstaPunk 2010
yarb commented on the word storied
An adjective peculiar to North America, especially in sports reporting.
"'I am very excited about my new opportunity to join one of the storied franchises in the CFL,' said O'Billovich" - Vancouver Sun, 12-5-07
January 11, 2008