I. tested adjective
Etymology: from past participle of test (II)
1. : subjected to test : tried , proven
a tested combat veteran
time- tested principles
2. : certified by examination ; especially : pronounced free of disease as a result of testing
tuberculin- tested cattle
II. tes·ted ˈte(ˌ)stēd adjective
Etymology: teste + -ed
: having the teste duly attached — used of a legal precept (as a writ or deed)