# trafficked

Pronunciation: say "TRAF-ikt" /ˈtɹæfɪkt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of traffic. — simple past and past participle of traffic
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of traffic. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The network trafficked counterfeit medicines across three continents._
   - _Thousands of artifacts were trafficked out of the region during the war._
3. Simple past and past participle of traffick. — simple past and past participle of traffick
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of traffick. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _Early traders trafficked in furs and tobacco across the colonies._
   - _Banned substances were trafficked through several minor ports._

## Adjective

2. Carrying a flow of vehicles or people, or open to the passage of traffic.
   - Simple: Describing a road or path that has lots of cars or people moving along it.
   - _The most heavily trafficked bridges in the city need constant repair._
   - _Online stores compete to appear on the most trafficked search pages._

## Origin

Formed from "traffic" combined with the suffix "-ed".

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