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cornuted

cornuted is the simple past and past participle of cornute.

Adjective

cornuted (comparative more cornuted, superlative most cornuted)

  1. Bearing horns; horned.
  2. Horn-shaped.

Meaning of cornute

Verb

cornute (third-person singular simple present cornutes, present participle cornuting, simple past and past participle cornuted)

  1. (transitive) To give 'horns' to; to make a cuckold of.
    • ‘Will you cooperate with me in cornuting your husband? It's a must!’1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 357

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Forms of cornuted

comparativemore cornuted
superlativemost cornuted

Questions about cornuted

What does cornuted mean?
Cornuted means bearing horns; horned.
What is cornuted the simple past and past participle of?
Cornuted is the simple past and past participle of cornute.
What part of speech is cornuted?
Cornuted is an adjective.

Words near cornuted in the dictionary

  1. cornupete
  2. cornus
  3. cornuses
  4. cornusiin
  5. cornute
  6. cornuted
  7. cornutes
  8. cornutin
  9. cornutine
  10. cornuting
  11. cornuto

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