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tufted

/ˈtʌftɪd/

tufted adjective: having tufts. Also the simple past and past participle of tuft.

Adjective

tufted (not comparable)

  1. Having tufts.
    • Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of rose-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like...1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter V, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    tufty

Also used as

tufted is also the simple past and past participle of tuft.

Synonyms of tufted

Words formed from tufted

Phrases with tufted

Questions about tufted

What does tufted mean?
Tufted means having tufts.
What part of speech is tufted?
Tufted is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tufted?
Tufted is pronounced /ˈtʌftɪd/.

Words near tufted in the dictionary

  1. tuft-taffeta
  2. tuft-taffetas
  3. tuftaffeta
  4. tuftaffetas
  5. Tufte
  6. tufted
  7. tufted antshrike
  8. tufted antshrikes
  9. tufted capuchin
  10. tufted capuchins
  11. tufted duck

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