bandaged

adjective

ban·​daged ˈban-dijd How to pronounce bandaged (audio)
: wrapped or covered with a bandage
a heavily bandaged leg
a bandaged eye
a bandaged wound

Examples of bandaged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To prove her point, Klum presented her bandaged elbow and kicked out her leg, revealing two large butterfly stitches on her shin. EW.com, 28 Oct. 2023 The little boy, with a badly bruised face and a jagged slash running across his forehead, fingered a toy car with his bandaged hand. Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2024 In his wake, like survivors of a carnage, came bandaged, bloodied men, their arms draped over one another, making their way home as if from a night of revelry. Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023 Pro Bowl center Corey Linsley now is out with a heart problem, and even Justin damaged his left hand (which became heavily bandaged) in the fourth quarter trying to make a tackle after his pick. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023 The soldiers come with bandaged limbs soaked in blood, faces blackened with shrapnel fragments and stunned eyes fixed on the ceiling, frozen in shock. Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2023 The film has Khan playing a dual role and features him in several avatars – as a soldier, a bandaged avenger, and also in a bald persona. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 July 2023 Alvarado, who now has 111 3s on the season, was playing with a bandaged left wrist. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023 Dad Matthew McConaughey posted an Instagram photo of his son's bandaged back, a neon green surfboard in the 13-year-old's hand. Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bandaged was in 1855

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“Bandaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandaged. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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