Crossword clues for spoiled
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spoil \Spoil\ (spoil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spoiled (spoild) or Spoilt (spoilt); p. pr. & vb. n. Spoiling.] [F. spolier, OF. espoillier, fr. L. spoliare, fr. spolium spoil. Cf. Despoil, Spoliation.]
To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possessions. ``Ye shall spoil the Egyptians.''
--Ex. iii. 2-
My sons their old, unhappy sire despise, Spoiled of his kingdom, and deprived of eyes.
--Pope.2. To seize by violence; to take by force; to plunder.
No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man.
--Mark iii. 27. -
To cause to decay and perish; to corrupt; to vitiate; to mar.
Spiritual pride spoils many graces.
--Jer. Taylor. To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"over-indulged," 1640s, past participle adjective from spoil (v.).
Wiktionary
WordNet
adj. treated with excessive indulgence; "pampered from earliest childhood, he believed the world had been invented for his entertainment" [syn: coddled, pampered]
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child" [syn: spoilt]
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" [syn: bad, spoilt]
Wikipedia
"Spoiled" is a song by English singer and songwriter Joss Stone from her second studio album, Mind Body & Soul (2004). Written by Stone, Lamont Dozier and Beau Dozier, and released in March 2005 as the album's third single, the ballad peaked at number thirty-two on the UK Singles Chart—where it remained for two weeks only—, becoming the album's lowest-charting single in the UK. It appears on the UK version of Now That's What I Call Music! 60. It was later included on the 2011 compilation album The Best of Joss Stone 2003–2009.
Spoiled is a television and stage play by Simon Gray, first broadcast by the BBC in 1968 as part of The Wednesday Play series and later adapted for the stage. It is set over a single weekend in the house of a schoolmaster, Howarth, who invites one of his O-Level French students to his home to do some last-minute cramming before an exam. Howarth has an almost unnatural enthusiasm, while his student, Donald, is painfully shy. Meanwhile, Howarth's pregnant wife is far from happy about having someone to stay in the midst of her fears about parenting.
Spoiled (stylized as spOILed) is a 2011 documentary film about energy myths, environmental issues with energy, the problems with alternative energy, and the global warming controversy associated with energy. Spoiled also discusses wind energy, solar energy, fossil fuels, green energy, alternative energy, and sustainable energy as a part of its renewable energy documentary scope.
Spoiled may refer to:
- Spoiled (film), a 2011 documentary film
- Spoiled (play), a television and stage play
- "Spoiled" (song), a 2005 song by Joss Stone
- "Spoiled", a song by Basement from their 2012 album Colourmeinkindness
- Spoiled child
Usage examples of "spoiled".
I should have said not in the least spoiled by his Christianity, for he is neither exclusive, nor narrow-minded, nor opposed to progress.
I mention it because it spoiled my pocket-book, wherein I had set down the names of several people and places which I had occasion to remember, and which not taking due care of, the leaves rotted, and the words were never after to be read.
He made her feel as if she were singularly responsible for the success or failure of his entire day or night if she spoiled his mood.
Beyond his unique sisters-in-law, the noble ladies he met all seemed to be jaded, spoiled creatures, eager for a bedding, but petulant and demanding of luxuries and attention.
She had discovered many facets to this man and changed her opinion of him several times, but now she had to revise her thoughts anew, for what she saw before her was a big, spoiled boy.
Indeed, his expression reminded her of a spoiled boy being refused his treat, a mixture of frustration, anger and denial.
Automatically, her head turned toward where he spent most of his time, slumped in the corner like a spoiled child deprived of his will.
Sulfin Evend snapped, surly as he discovered his spoiled boots, holed through by hot ash and cinders.
The ghastly realization undid him, that the conflagration must have spoiled his eyesight.
Hewall, wrung to cranked tension, and enraged by the trembling that spoiled a reliable grip on his sword hilt.
The vales hung under cloud like spoiled lacquer, and the dank air blew raw off the heights.
She spat, trying to clear her mouth of the taste of spoiled milk and bile.
She had been looking forward to seeing Armida with Mikhail, and Gabriel had spoiled everything.
Her gloves were quite spoiled with paint, and there was paint upon her face.
He was a round, well-fed creature, and somehow reminded her of a ripe plum, somewhat spoiled by too long keeping, and already covered with a downy mold.