1
: having fingers especially of a specified kind or number
—used in combination
stubby-fingered
five-fingered
2
: having projections or processes like fingers
the fingered roots of giant trees
Examples of fingered in a Sentence
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Stop being such sad and fat fingered internet sleuths to my friends.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
Bok choy, snap peas and Buddha’s hand (fingered citron) are all considered challenging.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
The ladies’ tiff, which even included ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, has since been deleted, but fast fingered followers managed to get a screenshot.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Your Hollywood star has one six-fingered hand.
—Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2023
Dexterous multi-fingered hands are extremely versatile and provide a generic way to perform multiple tasks in human-centric environments.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023
In bariolage, open strings are alternated with fingered strings to create a flickering sound.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
Kim Kardashian is revealing her green-fingered side.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
However, by making use of their surroundings, such as pushing an item against a table or wall, simple grippers can perform skillful maneuvers usually thought achievable only by more complex, fragile and expensive, multi-fingered artificial hands.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2023
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
Bok choy, snap peas and Buddha’s hand (fingered citron) are all considered challenging.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
The ladies’ tiff, which even included ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, has since been deleted, but fast fingered followers managed to get a screenshot.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Your Hollywood star has one six-fingered hand.
—Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2023
Dexterous multi-fingered hands are extremely versatile and provide a generic way to perform multiple tasks in human-centric environments.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023
In bariolage, open strings are alternated with fingered strings to create a flickering sound.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
Kim Kardashian is revealing her green-fingered side.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
However, by making use of their surroundings, such as pushing an item against a table or wall, simple grippers can perform skillful maneuvers usually thought achievable only by more complex, fragile and expensive, multi-fingered artificial hands.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2023
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“Fingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingered. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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