Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contused

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: con-tused
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of contuse

adj

That has suffered contusion; that has been contused.

Example Sentences

"[E]re Sun-riſe, his [Khusrau Mirza's] afflicted vvife (Cavvn Azems daughter) goes to viſit him; vvhere finding him ſpeechleſſe, and (by his contus'd face) murdered; never did poore vvretch ſhed more teares, or ſhevv more paſſion; by tearing her faire hayre, deforming her ſvveet face ſo fiercely, ſo amazedly, that her Father and all his family heare her, and ſee it to their griefe and admiration."
"Bradly could see the livid mark of scars on the close-cropped sandy skull. They were recent, and still showed contused edges[.]"

Inflected Forms

more contused (comparative) most contused (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncontused

Synonyms

contusioned

Questions

What does contused mean?: simple past and past participle of contuse

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