sallied

Meaning of sallied

verb
  1. To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position).
    A feeding strategy of some birds is to sally out from a perch to snatch an insect and then returning to the same or a different perch.
  2. To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth.")
    As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action. - William Manchester
  3. To venture off the beaten path.

Information about sallied

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of sallied

sal-lied

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • sallied is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of sallied

dallies, disleal, laldies

Words that rhyme with sallied

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