bandaged

adjective ban·daged \ ˈban-dijd \

|Updated on: 9 Aug 2018

Definition of bandaged

: wrapped or covered with a bandage

a heavily bandaged leg

a bandaged eye

a bandaged wound

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And then out of the darkness, broadcast live on TV, a grimy paramedic emerged with Baby Jessica in his arms, bandaged and dirty and alive.

— karina bland, azcentral, "We're looking for hope, and we see it in the faces of the rescued boys in Thailand," 9 July 2018
On his Instagram, the Buccaneers’ defensive end posted pictures of his mostly un-bandaged hand only a few hours after the accident.

— chris korman, For The Win, "Jason Pierre-Paul shares horrific raw photos to remind you to be careful with fireworks," 4 July 2018
Even Meryl Streep had it, showing off her bandaged hand in 2012.

— cindy dampier, chicagotribune.com, "Blood on the guacamole: Is avocado hand reaching epidemic proportions?," 15 June 2018
The courtyard was jammed with young men with claw-like metal braces protruding from bandaged legs.

— hanah salah, latimes.com, "Israel shoots to wound, not kill. That has led to a wave of amputations in Gaza," 8 June 2018
The two girls who survived — Marwa, 4, and her cousin Rabia, 7 — writhed in pain on their hospital beds, trying to find a comfortable way to sit or lie with their bandaged stumps.

— New York Times, "One Family’s Toll on a Cruel Day: 7 Children With Amputated Legs," 3 June 2018
The litany of justices going bandaged into June, traditionally the last month of the session, is anecdotal.

— joan biskupic, CNN, "As Supreme Court term nears end, a time for justices to watch their footing," 12 May 2018
An impromptu parade starts with a piper, two drummers and a young man with a blood-soaked, bandaged head holding a flag as tattered and forlorn as its carrier.

— steve west, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Innocence lost, power found | Opinion," 8 May 2018
At Good Samaritan Hospital, Kennedy wrote, his father's head was bandaged and his face was bruised.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "Who killed Bobby Kennedy? His son RFK Jr. doesn't believe it was Sirhan Sirhan," 27 May 2018

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