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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
affixed
adjective: firmly attached; "the affixed labels" [ant: {unaffixed}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Affix \Af*fix"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Affixed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Affixing}.] [LL. affixare, L. affixus, p. p. of affigere to
fasten to; ad + figere to fasten: cf. OE. affichen, F.
afficher, ultimately fr. L. affigere. See {Fix}.]
1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append
to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a
word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's
name to a writing.
2. To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.
Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves
of a plant improper for their food. --Ray.
3. To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to
ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a
person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.
4. To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as,
eyes affixed upon the ground. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Syn: To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
affixed \affixed\ adjective
1. attached physically. Opposite of {unaffixed}.
Note: Various more specific adjectives meaning affixed are:
{appendant , {basifixed}, {fastened, secured}, {glued,
pasted, stuck to(predicate) , {pegged-down , {pinned,
stapled , {taped to(predicate)}, {mounted .
[WordNet 1.5]
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