Addebted

/əˈdɛt.əd/ adjective

Definition

In debt; burdened with financial obligations or owing money to others.

Etymology

From 'ad-' (to) plus 'debted' (past participle of 'debt' from Old French 'dete' meaning what is owed); archaic intensification of the concept of being in debt.

Kelly Says

This archaic form 'addebted' sounds almost Shakespearean—the 'ad-' prefix makes being in debt sound like a condition actively applied to you, rather than something you simply are.

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