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Added 9 October 2026

tried

/tɹaɪd/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tried at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Tested and proved useful or correct.
a tested method
Tested and proved to be reliable.

Origin

From Middle English tried, tryed, equivalent to try + -ed.

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