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Meaning of 'winged' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Winged [ a.]
- Furnished with wings; transported by flying; having winglike expansions.
- Soaring with wings, or as if with wings; hence, elevated; lofty; sublime.
- Swift; rapid.
- Wounded or hurt in the wing.
- Furnished with a leaflike appendage, as the fruit of the elm and the ash, or the stem in certain plants; alate.
- Represented with wings, or having wings, of a different tincture from the body.
- Fanned with wings; swarming with birds.
2 . Winged [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Wing

Meaning of 'winged' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . winged [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
Example in sentence:
  • the winged feet of Mercury
2 . winged [ s]
Meaning (2):
- very fast; as if with wings
Example in sentence:
  • on winged feet

Nearby Words:

win wince winced wincer wincey winch wincing wincopipe wind wind-break

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