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fenced in

fenced in adjective: enclosed. Also the simple past and past participle of fence in.

Adjective

fenced in (comparative more fenced in, superlative most fenced in)

  1. Enclosed.
  2. Completely surrounded.
    • And again your honor and gentlemen of the jury, be it known unto you that, for this hereinbefore-spoken-of slanderer and counselor for aforesaid plaintiff to place himself upon ground fenced in by lies, villany, deceit, treachery; […]1883 December 29, H. B. Brown, quotee, “Gaul vs. Masten. A Mock Trial Before the Literary Society of the Young Men’s Christian Association.”, in J. G. P. Holden, editor, The Yonkers Gazette, volume...

Also used as

fenced in is also the simple past and past participle of fence in.

Forms of fenced in

comparativemore fenced in
superlativemost fenced in
alternative formfenced-in

Questions about fenced in

What does fenced in mean?
Fenced in means enclosed.
What part of speech is fenced in?
Fenced in is an adjective.

Words near fenced in in the dictionary

  1. fence-sitter
  2. fence-sitters
  3. fence-sitting
  4. fence-viewer
  5. fenced
  6. fenced in
  7. fenced off
  8. fenced the tables
  9. fenced-in
  10. fenceful
  11. fencefuls

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