Definitions for accosted

accosted ac·cost·ed

Spelling: [uh-kaw-stid, uh-kos-tid]
IPA: /əˈkɔ stɪd, əˈkɒs tɪd/

Accosted is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 299 anagrams from letters in accosted (accdeost).

Definitions for accosted

adjective

  1. (of animals) represented as side by side:

verb (used with object)

  1. to confront boldly:
  2. to approach, especially with a greeting, question, or remark.
  3. (of prostitutes, procurers, etc.) to solicit for sexual purposes.

noun

  1. a greeting.

Origin of accosted

First recorded in 1600-10; accost + -ed2

Examples for accosted

Days later, supermodel Kate Moss accosted Bieber at another party in Ibiza, giving him a dressing down over his behavior.

As the boy came through the little gate Mortimer accosted him.

The doctors were accosted by local settlers, and the Arab doctors and their families were subjected to racial harassment.

Just then a French tourist came up and accosted us, smiling ruefully.

I accosted him, when, to my chagrin and disappointment, he was a white man.

They sneaked into the garage claiming it was public property and accosted her.

As Maltravers thus soliloquized, he was accosted by Mr. Cleveland.

The young lawyer was returning to her townhouse near Regents Park with her boyfriend when she was accosted soon after dark.

What if he wanted a snack on the way home and accosted a woman on some pretext?

As they moved toward the Secretary's office, Porter was accosted by his trainer.

Word Value for accosted
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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