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Definition of Mired
1. Adjective. Entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire. "Brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion"
Definition of Mired
1. Verb. (past of mire) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mired
1. mire [v] - See also: mire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mired
Literary usage of Mired
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"mired the former and that he himself admired the latter. He had spent years of
labor upon it, but destroyed the manuscript because a ..."
2. Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico by John Russell Bartlett (1854)
"... the table-land—Grassy plains, and open country—Ojo de Lucero —Laguna de los
Patos—Country overflowed—Wagon mired—More accidents—Carrizal—Ojo ..."
3. A Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire (1843)
"... so vainly ad- with the piece — no ill-written amplifica- J mired by those who
admire nothing but tion; it is the purest diction — the most, ..."
4. An Excursion to California Over the Prairie, Rocky Mountains, and Great by William Kelly (1851)
"... the Ground—Cannot find a Dry Spot to Camp on—A Lot of Mules get badly
mired—Continuance of the Storm—Dread lest the River should rise—The Indian Dreader ..."
5. The Journals of Washington Irving (hitherto Unpublished) by Washington Irving (1919)
"nearly mired in a deep creek — one of the pack horses falls on his side and wets
his lading — tracks of bears, wolves, buffalo, wild horses, turkeys, ducks, ..."
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