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patched-up

patched-up adjective: fixed by patching.

Adjective

patched-up (not comparable)

  1. Fixed by patching.
    • Norwich soon began imposing themselves on that patched-up defence with Holt having their best early chance, only to see it blocked by Simpson.2011 December 10, Arindam Rej, “Norwich 4 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport

Questions about patched-up

What does patched-up mean?
Patched-up means fixed by patching.
What part of speech is patched-up?
Patched-up is an adjective.

Words near patched-up in the dictionary

  1. patchcoats
  2. patched
  3. patched over
  4. patched together
  5. patched up
  6. patched-up
  7. Patchell
  8. Patchells
  9. Patchen
  10. Patchens
  11. patcher

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