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upswept

upswept adjective: curved or swept upwards.

Adjective

upswept (comparative more upswept, superlative most upswept)

  1. curved or swept upwards
    • 'Phil Cornish' [a snowdrop variety] is like a cross between a pixie hat and a pagoda, with elegant upswept outers marked in a green colour-wash at the top and warpaint slashes at the lower end.2015 February 7, Val Bourne, “The quiet man of the world of snowdrops”, in The Daily Telegraph (London), page G8

Forms of upswept

comparativemore upswept
superlativemost upswept

Origin of upswept

From up- + swept.

Questions about upswept

What does upswept mean?
Upswept means curved or swept upwards.
What part of speech is upswept?
Upswept is an adjective.

Words near upswept in the dictionary

  1. upswell
  2. upswelled
  3. upswelling
  4. upswellings
  5. upswells
  6. upswept
  7. upswim
  8. upswimming
  9. upswims
  10. upswing
  11. upswinging

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