Impeded
[im'pi:did]
Definition
(adj.) made difficult or slow; 'we blamed our impeded progress on lack of money' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Impede
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Examples
- Once tonight we have been impeded by the ignorance of the anarchists. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Falling over the side, it impeded the yacht's course, and brought her gunwale dangerously near the water. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- From that time onward the complicated economic and political and religious conflicts of Europe and Western Asia impeded further intellectual progress. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I extended my ride towards Salt Hill, on every side impeded by the snow. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Navigation was impeded by the frost, and the scene was a mere white and yellow desert. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Our journey was impeded by a thousand obstacles. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The river steamers, with their tall smokestacks and light guards extending out, were so much impeded that the gunboats got far ahead. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The language had become strange to her tongue; it faltered; the lecture flowed unevenly, impeded by hurried breath, broken by Anglicized tones. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Each day the soldiers of the garrison assaulted our advanced posts, and impeded the accomplishment of our works. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Owing to her baby, who somewhat impeded Thomasin's view forward and distracted her mind, she did at last lose the track. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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