-jd adjective
Etymology: from past participle of engage
1. : occupied , employed
2. : pledged or promised especially in marriage : betrothed
3. : greatly interested : earnest
4. : involved especially in a hostile encounter
the engaged ships continued the fight
5. of an architectural member
a. : partly embedded or bonded (as in a wall)
an engaged column
b. : fitted , framed
6.
a. of machinery : being in gear
b. of gears : meshed
• en·gaged·ly -jə̇dlē, -jdlē, -li adverb
• en·gaged·ness -jə̇dnə̇s, -j(d)n- noun -es