: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
The defense also argued that Tuttle was too wounded to be a threat at the time he was killed.
—John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
According to Boyd, police were called to the school on a report of a possible stabbing or altercation and arrived to find four wounded students and a wounded campus security officer.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Lingering communications can reveal wounded beliefs today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Philadelphia led 90-89 entering the fourth, and Game 2 had become exactly the kind of possession-by-possession fight the Knicks probably hoped to avoid against a wounded opponent.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
The defense also argued that Tuttle was too wounded to be a threat at the time he was killed.
—John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
According to Boyd, police were called to the school on a report of a possible stabbing or altercation and arrived to find four wounded students and a wounded campus security officer.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Lingering communications can reveal wounded beliefs today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wounded. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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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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