spired

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adjective

ˈspī(-ə)rd How to pronounce spired (audio)
Synonyms of spirednext
1
: having a spire
a spired church
2
: tapering usually to a sharp point
spired cedars

spired

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past tense and past participle of spire entry 2, spire entry 4

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Adjective the spired mountain peaks known as the Teton Range
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An interesting add-on is Casa Museu Gaudí, the pink, spired building inside the park. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026 For instant — but challenging — immersion, take the short and often steep hike to the spired Cathedral Rock (about a mile, out and back). — New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 Across the Rio Grande in Matamoros, church bells would ring and the spired cathedrals would remind the Irish soldiers of the old world. — Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024 It and the campsite are stunningly situated on Dickson Lake, which is bounded by a spired glacier at the far end of the water that lights up pink with the sunrise. — Cassidy Randall, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of spired was in 1610

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“Spired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spired. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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