barred
barred Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Officially forbidden, excluded, or prevented from entering a place, practicing a profession, or participating in an activity.
"The disgraced executive remained barred from serving on the board of any public company."
Provided, fitted, or secured with one or more rigid bars, such as across a window, door, or gate.
"Sunlight filtered dimly through the narrow, barred windows of the old stone fortress."
Marked with stripes, bands, or streaks of alternating color (especially of animal plumage, fur, or scales).
"The barred owl is easily identified by the dark horizontal and vertical bands across its chest."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'barred' (past tense and participle of 'bar', meaning obstructed or striped) with the homophone 'bard' (a poet, especially Shakespeare).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the noun and verb 'bar' (from Old French 'barre', meaning a beam or barrier) plus the participial and adjectival suffix '-ed'.