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foretossed

foretossed adjective: tossed up; tossed about.

Adjective

foretossed (comparative more foretossed, superlative most foretossed)

  1. (archaic) Tossed up; tossed about.
    • When thy Disciples were foretossed with Winds and Waves, thou camest to them in the fourth Watch of the Night, walking on the Waters; […]1744, John Willison, The Afflicted Man's Companion
    • So gnaws the grief of conscience evermore, "And in the heart it is so deep ygrave, "That they may" neither sleep nor rest therefor, "Nor think one thought but on the dread they hare; "Still to the death foretossed with the wave" Of restless woe [...]1816, Francis Wrangham, The British Plutarch

Forms of foretossed

comparativemore foretossed
superlativemost foretossed

Origin of foretossed

Alteration of what should properly be *fortossed, equivalent to for- + tossed.

Questions about foretossed

What does foretossed mean?
Foretossed means tossed up; tossed about.
What part of speech is foretossed?
Foretossed is an adjective.

Words near foretossed in the dictionary

  1. foretopmasts
  2. foretopmen
  3. foretops
  4. foretopsail
  5. foretopsails
  6. foretossed
  7. foretouch
  8. foretouched
  9. foretouches
  10. foretouching
  11. foretrack

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