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BEDRID
bedfast, bedridden, bedrid, sick-abed
(adjective) confined to bed (by illness)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bedrid (not comparable)
(obsolete) Bedridden.
Anagrams
• bidder, birded, brided, derbid
Source: Wiktionary
Bed"rid`, Bed"rid`den, a. Etym: [OE. bedrede, AS. bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See Bed, n., and Ride, v. i. ]
Definition: Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. "Her decrepit, sick, and bedrid father." Shak. "The estate of a bedridden old gentleman." Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
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