Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Officially chosen for a position or duty: Refers to someone who has been selected, often by an authority, to fill a specific role or job.
   • Fixed or agreed upon: Refers to a time, place, or arrangement that has been set or decided in advance.
   • Furnished or equipped: Describes a place, especially a room or building, that is provided with furniture, fittings, or accessories, often of a particular quality.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The newly appointed manager will start next week. (This describes someone officially chosen for the manager position.)
  • Please arrive at the appointed hour for your interview. (This refers to the specific, pre-arranged time.)
  • The hotel suite was beautifully appointed with antique furniture. (This describes the suite being well-equipped and furnished.)

Advanced Usage

• "well-appointed" / "badly-appointed": These are common compound adjectives describing the quality of furnishings or equipment.

  • The conference room is well-appointed with the latest audio-visual technology.
  • The apartment was cheap but badly appointed.

• "duly appointed": A formal phrase emphasizing that an appointment was made correctly and officially.

  • The duly appointed representative has the authority to sign the contract.

Variants and Related Words

• Appoint (verb): To choose someone officially for a job or position; to decide or establish a time or place.
  • The board will appoint a new director.
• Appointee (noun): A person who has been appointed to a position.
  • The new appointee has extensive experience in the field.
• Appointment (noun): The act of appointing or the state of being appointed; also, an arrangement for a meeting.
  • His appointment as CEO was announced yesterday.
  • I have a dentist appointment at 3 PM.

Synonyms

• Designated: Chosen or identified for a specific purpose.
• Assigned: Allocated a particular task or role.
• Scheduled: Planned for a certain time.
• Furnished: Provided with furniture or equipment.

Antonyms

• Elected: Chosen by vote.
• Dismissed: Removed from a position.
• Cancelled: Called off or revoked.

Related Phrases

• At the appointed time/place: At the specific, pre-arranged time or location.
  • The ceremony began at the appointed time.
• Keep an appointment: To go to a meeting that has been arranged.
  • It is important to keep your appointments.

Adjective

1. provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind)
   • a house that is beautifully appointed
2. fixed or established especially by order or command
   • at the time appointed (or the appointed time)
3. selected for a job
   • the one appointed for guard duty
4. subject to appointment