Read full poem →Misgivings and trepidations characterized a meeting
at headquarters in London to discuss a trip into
Dictionary Entry
To describe the distinctive nature or features of something or someone.
In a Sentence
“The region is characterized by its rolling hills and ancient forests.”
Origin
From Greek kharaktēr, a mark or distinctive quality.
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “characterized”
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Read full poem →because it demonstrates the reality of the human predicament that requires divine
solution "" 7 No less a preacher than Paul characterized his preaching as nothing except
Jesus Christ and him crucified 111 This did not make him a "johnny-one-note" with a slim
Read full poem →But Gavin Bone fairly characterized his metric as
‘barbarous and strange’, and ‘he will not budge a