adjective
- having hips; having a specified kind or number of hips
- very interested in or enthusiastic about something; aware of or knowledgeable about current trends
- (of a roof) having a hipped design with sloping ends and sides
Usage: usually used in combination with an adjective or number
Usage: informal; dated
Usage: architecture
Examples
- She is a narrow-hipped dancer.
- He was hipped on jazz music in the 1950s.
- The house features a hipped roof that provides excellent weather protection.
- The architect designed a hipped roof to match the neighboring buildings.
- They were hipped about the new technology when it first came out.