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betossed

/bɪˈtɒsɪd/

betossed adjective: tossed around; turbulent.

Adjective

betossed (comparative more betossed, superlative most betossed)

  1. (poetic) tossed around; turbulent
    • What ſaid my man, when my betoſſed ſoule / Did not attend him as we rode?c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • Once done, his soul was so betossed,
      It found no more the force it lost.1898, Thomas Hardy, The Two Men

Forms of betossed

comparativemore betossed
superlativemost betossed

Origin of betossed

From be- + tossed.

Questions about betossed

What does betossed mean?
Betossed means tossed around; turbulent.
What part of speech is betossed?
Betossed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce betossed?
Betossed is pronounced /bɪˈtɒsɪd/.

Words near betossed in the dictionary

  1. betoppered
  2. betops
  3. betoqued
  4. betorn
  5. betoss
  6. betossed
  7. betosses
  8. betossing
  9. betouch
  10. betouched
  11. betouches

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