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obtected

obtected adjective: covered; protected.

Adjective

obtected (comparative more obtected, superlative most obtected)

  1. (obsolete) covered; protected
  2. Covered with a hard chitinous case, like the pupa of certain files.

Forms of obtected

comparativemore obtected
superlativemost obtected

Origin of obtected

From Latin obtectus, past participle of obtegere (“to cover over”).

Questions about obtected

What does obtected mean?
Obtected means covered; protected.
What part of speech is obtected?
Obtected is an adjective.

Words near obtected in the dictionary

  1. obtaining
  2. obtainment
  3. obtainments
  4. obtains
  5. obtect
  6. obtected
  7. obtectomeran
  8. obtectomerans
  9. obtein
  10. obtemper
  11. obtemperate

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