policied

English

Verb

policied

1. simple past and past participle of policy

Adjective

policied (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) prudent; wise
   • 1782, Thomas Pownall, A treatise on the study of antiquities as the commentary to historical learning, sketching out a general line of research:

     […] all the metamorphosic fables of the Ancients turning policied and commercial people into horrid and savage monsters, will, like clouds before the sun, dispel and evaporate before the light of truth.

Anagrams

• poecilid, policide