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bedewed

bedewed adjective: covered with or as if with dew. Also the simple past and past participle of bedew.

Adjective

bedewed (comparative more bedewed, superlative most bedewed)

  1. Covered with or as if with dew.
    • “What makes you think that?” I asked, handkerchiefing my upper slopes, which had become considerably bedewed. I didn't like this line of talk at all.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter V
    Synonyms:
    dewy, rorid, roric, rory, roscid

Also used as

bedewed is also the simple past and past participle of bedew.

Synonyms of bedewed

Forms of bedewed

comparativemore bedewed
superlativemost bedewed

Origin of bedewed

From be- + dew + -ed.

Words formed from bedewed

Questions about bedewed

What does bedewed mean?
Bedewed means covered with or as if with dew.
What part of speech is bedewed?
Bedewed is an adjective.

Words near bedewed in the dictionary

  1. bedevillings
  2. bedevilment
  3. bedevilments
  4. bedevils
  5. bedew
  6. bedewed
  7. bedewer
  8. bedewers
  9. bedewing
  10. bedewoman
  11. bedewomen

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