obelized

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UK/ˈɒbɪlaɪzd/UK/ˈɒbəlaɪzd/US/ˈɑbəlaɪzd/

adjective

Marked with an obelus or obelisk; condemned as spurious or corrupt.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of obelize
adjectiveobelized (not comparable)

alternative obelised

  1. not comparableMarked with an obelus or obelisk; condemned as spurious or corrupt.

    While R and S each seem to constitute a long syllable, both lines in which they occur are to some extent corrupt, especially the R line, both being obelized in Keli’s standard edition of Velius Longus.

    ante 1971, Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (1973, University of California Press; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part VI: “Conclusions”, § 1: ‘The Ancient Evidence’, page 51

Origin

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APA

obelized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obelized

MLA

“obelized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obelized. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obelized,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obelized.

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