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combed

/kəʊmd/

combed adjective: arranged or groomed with a comb. Also the simple past and past participle of comb.

Adjective (1)

combed (comparative more combed, superlative most combed)

  1. Arranged or groomed with a comb.
    • combed hair
    Synonyms:
    kempt
    Antonyms:
    uncombed

Adjective (2)

combed (comparative more combed, superlative most combed)

  1. Having a comb or crest
    • combed lizards
    • Az., on a fesse, embattled, counterembattled, arg., between three cocks' heads, erased, of the last, beaked, combed, and wattled, gu., two roses, also gu.1860, Bernard Burke, A Selection of Arms Authorized by the Laws of Heraldry, page 34

Also used as

combed is also the simple past and past participle of comb.

Synonyms of combed

Antonyms

Forms of combed

comparativemore combed
superlativemost combed

Origin of combed

From Middle English combed, kombide, equivalent to comb + -ed.

From comb + -ed.

Words formed from combed

Phrases with combed

Questions about combed

What does combed mean?
Combed means arranged or groomed with a comb.
What part of speech is combed?
Combed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce combed?
Combed is pronounced /kəʊmd/.

Words near combed in the dictionary

  1. combe
  2. Combe Florey
  3. Combe Hay
  4. Combe Martin
  5. Combe St Nicholas
  6. combed
  7. combed down
  8. combed one's hair
  9. combed out
  10. combed over
  11. combed someone's hair the wrong way

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