AVULSED

Verb

avulsed

simple past tense and past participle of avulse

Adjective

avulsed (not comparable)

(of a piece of flesh or body part) Having been torn off, as in an avulsion.

(of a wound) Having been caused by a piece of flesh or body part being torn off, as in an avulsion.

Source: Wiktionary


AVULSE

A*vulse", v. t. Etym: [L. avulsus, p. p. of avellere to tear off; a (ab) + vellere to pluck.]

Definition: To pluck or pull off. Shenstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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