# skirted

Pronunciation: say "SKURT-id" US /ˈskɚtɪd/, UK /ˈskɜːtɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of skirt. — simple past and past participle of skirt
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of skirt. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The hikers skirted the marsh to keep their boots dry._
   - _He carefully skirted the topic during the interview._

## Adjective

2. Dressed in a skirt rather than pants.
   - Simple: Dressed in a skirt instead of pants or shorts.
   - _The skirted attendants escorted guests to their seats._
   - _She painted a skirted figure standing in an open doorway._
3. Built with a skirt-like covering or border around its lower part.
   - Simple: Made with a part that hangs down like a skirt.
   - _A skirted armchair anchored the corner of the room._
   - _The decorator preferred skirted slipcovers for the antique chairs._
4. Edged or bordered along its sides.
   - Simple: Having a border or edge around the outside.
   - _The skirted plateau, bounded on every side by cliffs, was hard to reach._
   - _A skirted valley opened beyond the ridge, hemmed by dense woodland._
5. Gotten around or evaded rather than dealt with directly.
   - Simple: Avoided by going around it instead of facing it.
   - _The carefully skirted issue resurfaced during the final vote._
   - _A neatly skirted obstacle still cost the convoy an hour._
6. Only just avoided; missed by a narrow margin.
   - Simple: Only just avoided by a small amount.
   - _The narrowly skirted collision became the talk of the depot._
   - _Their barely skirted bankruptcy taught the owners lasting caution._

## Origin

Formed from the word "skirt" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/skirted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).