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

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My week began with a grocery delivery followed by stumbling on the steps, olive oil all over my front porch, and a bandaged right hand that looks like a small ham. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 July 2025 One thing, however, stood out: a heavily bandaged left wrist. C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025 Stock image: Man touching his bandaged head injury. Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025 His shins are now bandaged — covering up the edema left by bad circulation. Michael Hanson, New York Times, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandaged

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 20 Aug. 2025.

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