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thumbed

thumbed adjective: having some specific type of thumb. Also the simple past and past participle of thumb.

Adjective

thumbed (not comparable)

  1. (in-compounds) Having some specific type of thumb.
    • He was sore-thumbed after playing video games all day.

Also used as

thumbed is also the simple past and past participle of thumb.

Words formed from thumbed

Phrases with thumbed

Questions about thumbed

What does thumbed mean?
Thumbed means having some specific type of thumb.
What part of speech is thumbed?
Thumbed is an adjective.

Words near thumbed in the dictionary

  1. thumb-toes
  2. thumb-up
  3. thumbable
  4. thumbboard
  5. thumbboards
  6. thumbed
  7. thumbed a ride
  8. thumbed down
  9. thumbed one's nose
  10. thumbed through
  11. Thumbelina

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