elevated

UK /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/ US /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/
adj 5noun 1

Definitions

adj

1

Raised, usually above ground level.

2

Increased, particularly above a normal level.

the elevated language of poetry

The patient presented with elevated blood pressure.

3

Of a higher rank or status.

4

Running with administrator rights.

Install all the required tools from an elevated console.

5

Intoxicated; drunk.

‘I hope,’ said Mr. Pickwick, ‘that our volatile friend is committing no absurdities in that dickey behind.’ ‘Oh dear, no,’ replied Ben Allen. ‘Except when he’s elevated, Bob’s the quietest creature breathing.’

noun

1

An elevated railway.

the Washington Street Elevated

Mr. Nunheim's home was on the fourth floor of a dark, damp, and smelly building made noisy by the Sixth Avenue elevated.

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