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outbowed

outbowed adjective: bowed outward, curved outward. Also the simple past and past participle of outbow.

Adjective

outbowed (comparative more outbowed, superlative most outbowed)

  1. Bowed outward, curved outward.
    • The convex or outbowed side of a vessel will hold nothing;1613, Bishop Joseph Hall, An Holy Panegyrick
    Synonyms:
    convex

Also used as

outbowed is also the simple past and past participle of outbow.

Synonyms of outbowed

Forms of outbowed

comparativemore outbowed
superlativemost outbowed

Origin of outbowed

From out (“outward”) + bowed.

See outbow (verb).

Questions about outbowed

What does outbowed mean?
Outbowed means bowed outward, curved outward.
What part of speech is outbowed?
Outbowed is an adjective.

Words near outbowed in the dictionary

  1. outbound
  2. outboundaries
  3. outboundary
  4. outbounds
  5. outbow
  6. outbowed
  7. outbowing
  8. outbowl
  9. outbowled
  10. outbowling
  11. outbowls

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