: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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Dan Balz, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
The two wounded people got their own transportation to a hospital.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
The researchers found that in the case of all the femur injuries, nest mates would first lick the wounded area with their mouthparts, presumably to clean or disinfect the wound, and then chew off the leg to amputate it.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
Bystanders gathered around the wounded man as medics made their way to the scene, video shows.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
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Adjective
In 2011, congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot in the head by a gunman in an assault during a constituent meeting in Tucson that left six dead and many more wounded.
—Dan Balz, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
The two wounded people got their own transportation to a hospital.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
The researchers found that in the case of all the femur injuries, nest mates would first lick the wounded area with their mouthparts, presumably to clean or disinfect the wound, and then chew off the leg to amputate it.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
Bystanders gathered around the wounded man as medics made their way to the scene, video shows.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wounded. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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wounded
1 of 2 plural noun
wound·ed
ˈwün-dəd 
: persons that have been wounded
wounded
2 of 2 adjective
: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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