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con·firmed  (kn-fûrmd)
adj.
1. Being firmly settled in habit; inveterate. See Synonyms at chronic.
2. Having been ratified; verified.
3. Having received the rite of confirmation.
con·firmed·ly (-fûrmd-l) adv.
confirmed [kənˈfɜːmd]
adj
1. (prenominal) long-established in a habit, way of life, etc. a confirmed bachelor
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) having received the rite of confirmation
3. (Medicine) (of a disease) another word for chronic
confirmedly  [kənˈfɜːmɪdlɪ] adv
confirmedness  [kənˈfɜːmɪdnɪs -ˈfɜːmd-] n
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Adj.1.confirmed - of persons; not subject to change; "a confirmed bachelor"; "a confirmed invalid"
unchangeable - not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life"
2.confirmed - having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation; "confirmed reservations"; "received confirmed reports of casualties"; "a confirmed Catholic"
unconfirmed - not finally established or settled; "an unconfirmed letter of credit"; "unconfirmed rumors"
confirmed
adjective long-established, seasoned, rooted, chronic, hardened, habitual, ingrained, inveterate, inured, dyed-in-the-wool I'm a confirmed bachelor.
Translations
confirmed [kənˈfɜːmd] ADJ [bachelor, alcoholic] → empedernido; [atheist] → inveterado, redomado
confirmed [kənˈfɜːrmd] adj [atheist, bachelor] → invétéré(e), incorrigible
confirmed
adj
→ erklärt; non-smoker, meat-eater, atheist → überzeugt; bachelor → eingefleischt
booking → bestätigt
confirmed [kənˈfɜːmd] adj (smoker, habit) → incallito/a, inveterato/a; (bachelor) → impenitente; (admirer) → fervente
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The clergyman had spoken so touchingly, the children who were confirmed had been greatly moved; it was an eventful day for them; from children they become all at once grown-up-persons; it was as if their infant souls were now to fly all at once into persons with more understanding.
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
Why weren't you confirmed with the rest of us nearly three years ago?
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I then proceeded to make a careful examination of the room, which confirmed me in my opinion as to the murderer's height, and furnished me with the additional details as to the Trichinopoly cigar and the length of his nails.
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