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semisubmerged

semisubmerged adjective: partially submerged.

Adjective

semisubmerged (not comparable)

  1. Partially submerged.
    • All I could see was a three-ringed ripple, and beyond that, the semisubmerged silhouette of a fellow student.2007 July 14, Harry Hurt Iii, “The Incomplete Angler”, in New York Times

Origin of semisubmerged

From semi- + submerged.

Questions about semisubmerged

What does semisubmerged mean?
Semisubmerged means partially submerged.
What part of speech is semisubmerged?
Semisubmerged is an adjective.

Words near semisubmerged in the dictionary

  1. semistuporous
  2. semisub
  3. semisubjective
  4. semisubmarine
  5. semisubmarines
  6. semisubmerged
  7. semisubmersible
  8. semisubmersibles
  9. semisubs
  10. semisubterranean
  11. semisuburban

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