BEDFAST

bedfast, bedridden, bedrid, sick-abed

(adjective) confined to bed (by illness)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bedfast (comparative more bedfast, superlative most bedfast)

Unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity.

Synonyms

• bedridden

• bedbound

Source: Wiktionary



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FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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