: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 12 June 2025
As Musashi slinks forward, wounded villagers run past him, warning of the dangers ahead.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
That scene, in which Hiccup cautiously approaches the wounded dragon, offering fish as a sort of peace offering, is the make-or-break moment for the film — the virtually wordless sequence in which a wary friendship is forged.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
This puts three of the top four regular season scorers on the first line and adds even more bang and jam to Bennett’s line, where Tkachuk’s been laboring akin to a wounded bull throughout the playoffs.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
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Adjective
The total number of dead and wounded has not been confirmed.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 12 June 2025
As Musashi slinks forward, wounded villagers run past him, warning of the dangers ahead.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
That scene, in which Hiccup cautiously approaches the wounded dragon, offering fish as a sort of peace offering, is the make-or-break moment for the film — the virtually wordless sequence in which a wary friendship is forged.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
This puts three of the top four regular season scorers on the first line and adds even more bang and jam to Bennett’s line, where Tkachuk’s been laboring akin to a wounded bull throughout the playoffs.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wounded. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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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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