quarried

noun

animal hunted or caught for food

a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

verb

extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry

Roots

quareriaquarry- · Medieval Latin · place where stones are squared/cut ed-ied · English · past tense

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The word quarried breaks down into 2 roots of Medieval Latin and English origin: quarry, from Medieval Latin quareria (“place where stones are squared/cut”); and -ied, from English ed (“past tense”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.