debted

English

Etymology

debt +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛtəd/

Adjective

debted (comparative more debted, superlative most debted)

1. indebted; under obligation
   • c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     I stand debted to this gentleman.

Verb

debted

1. simple past and past participle of debt

References

• “debted”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.