: having a bruise or many bruises
a badly bruised fighter
a bruised apple
: damaged or wounded by or as if by being struck
a bruised ego
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Nobody 2 will bring Odenkirk’s Hutch Mansell — and his bruised, bloodied knuckles — back to the big screen on Aug. 15.
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Jack Smart, People.com, 13 May 2025
But within the sport there is one category that sits (bruised) head and (fractured) shoulders above the others.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
My tummy, too, was swollen and bruised, but not actively hurting.
—Parizaad Khan Sethi, Allure, 2 May 2025
Among Story’s injuries have been a broken bone in his left shoulder, a torn ligament in his right elbow that required Tommy John reconstructive surgery, a bruised left hand and a bruised right hand.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jack Smart, People.com, 13 May 2025
But within the sport there is one category that sits (bruised) head and (fractured) shoulders above the others.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
My tummy, too, was swollen and bruised, but not actively hurting.
—Parizaad Khan Sethi, Allure, 2 May 2025
Among Story’s injuries have been a broken bone in his left shoulder, a torn ligament in his right elbow that required Tommy John reconstructive surgery, a bruised left hand and a bruised right hand.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruised. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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