# primaried

Pronunciation: US say "PRY-mair-eed" /ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹid/; UK say "PRY-muh-reed" /ˈpɹaɪməɹid/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of primary. *(US)* — simple past and past participle of primary
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of primary. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The incumbent was primaried by an insurgent from his own party._
   - _Several moderate lawmakers got primaried during the wave of partisan upsets._

## Adjective

2. Having a specified number or kind of primaries, the large flight feathers at the outer end of a bird's wing.
   - Simple: Having a certain number or kind of main wing feathers.
   - _Most songbirds are nine-primaried, having lost or shrunk the tenth outer feather._
   - _Long-primaried seabirds are built for gliding across open water._

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