Meanings
adjectivepigeonholed (not comparable)
- not comparableCategorized, compartmentalized
- not comparableStuck in a predicament due to having behaved in a manner that was too narrow or myopic.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of pigeonhole
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APA
pigeonholed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigeonholed
MLA
“pigeonholed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigeonholed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pigeonholed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigeonholed.
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