cornered

English

Adjective

cornered (comparative more cornered, superlative most cornered)

  1. Having corners.

Derived terms

Verb

cornered

  1. simple past and past participle of corner

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From corner +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrnərid/, /ˈkɔrnərɛd/, /ˈkɔrneːrid/

Adjective

cornered

  1. Cornered; possessing corners or angles.
  2. (rare) Connected in the middle.

Descendants

  • English: cornered, corner (the verb is a back-formation)
  • Scots: cornert, corner (the verb is a back-formation)

References

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