verb
- past tense of pencil; wrote, drew, or marked with a pencil
- scheduled tentatively or provisionally
Usage: often used with ‘in’
adjective
- drawn, written, or marked with a pencil
- thin and narrow like a pencil
Examples
- She penciled her name at the top of the page.
- The artist penciled a rough sketch before painting.
- We penciled in the meeting for next Tuesday.
- The appointment was only penciled in, not confirmed.
- His penciled notes filled the margins of the book.
- She had a penciled mustache drawn on her face.
- The penciled eyebrows looked very thin and precise.