outstrengthed
outstrengthed adjective: outmatched or defeated in terms of strength. Also the simple past and past participle of outstrength.
Adjective
outstrengthed (not comparable)
- Outmatched or defeated in terms of strength.
- The idea that Kruger was reluctant to fight the British army, or that he had any idea that his burghers would be outstrengthed, may be dismissed.1914, A. Wyatt Tilby, The English People Overseas
- Crenshaw was outweighed and outstrengthed; and Harleston quickly bore him to the floor, where a sharp blow on the fingers sent the automatic flying.1916, John Reed Scott, The Cab of the Sleeping Horse, page 54
Also used as
outstrengthed is also the simple past and past participle of outstrength.
Origin of outstrengthed
From outstrength + -ed.
Questions about outstrengthed
- What does outstrengthed mean?
- Outstrengthed means outmatched or defeated in terms of strength.
- What part of speech is outstrengthed?
- Outstrengthed is an adjective.
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