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moonbathed

moonbathed adjective: well lit up by moonlight; brightly moonlit. Also the simple past and past participle of moonbathe.

Adjective

moonbathed (not comparable)

  1. Well lit up by moonlight; brightly moonlit.
    • I saw a moon-bathed nightscape.1930, Sax Rohmer, The Day the World Ended, published 1969, page xiii. 116

Also used as

moonbathed is also the simple past and past participle of moonbathe.

Origin of moonbathed

Since 1904 or earlier; figurative, conceiving moonlight as if it were a fluid that can bathe (immerse) something.

Since 1940s or later; moonbathe (intransitive verb) is modeled after sunbathe (intransitive verb).

Questions about moonbathed

What does moonbathed mean?
Moonbathed means well lit up by moonlight; brightly moonlit.
What part of speech is moonbathed?
Moonbathed is an adjective.

Words near moonbathed in the dictionary

  1. moonbase
  2. moonbases
  3. moonbat
  4. moonbath
  5. moonbathe
  6. moonbathed
  7. moonbathes
  8. moonbathing
  9. moonbaths
  10. moonbats
  11. moonbattery

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