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bethorned

bethorned adjective: bearing thorns.

Adjective

bethorned (comparative more bethorned, superlative most bethorned)

  1. (archaic, poetic) Bearing thorns.
    • Bethorned with woe, and fruited thick with shame.1896, William Morris, Poems by the Way & Love is Enough, page 238

Forms of bethorned

comparativemore bethorned
superlativemost bethorned

Origin of bethorned

From be- + thorn + -ed.

Questions about bethorned

What does bethorned mean?
Bethorned means bearing thorns.
What part of speech is bethorned?
Bethorned is an adjective.

Words near bethorned in the dictionary

  1. Bethlehems
  2. Bethlemite
  3. Bethlemites
  4. Bethnal Green
  5. bethonged
  6. bethorned
  7. bethought
  8. bethoxazin
  9. Bethpage
  10. Bethphage
  11. bethral

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