Meaning & use
Tailed
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Having a tail, especially of a specified kind.
See it in a sentence
The long-tailed monkeys swung easily between the branches.
A short-tailed dog trotted happily around the yard.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'tailed' also means followed someone secretly, as in a detective who tailed a suspect through the city.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Followed someone closely and secretly, especially to keep watch on them.
The detective tailed the suspect for three blocks before losing him in traffic.
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