Bewritten
adj, verb
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Definitions
Verb
- 1 past participle of bewrite. form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Written about; depicted; portrayed; described.
"If I live a thousand years, I do not believe I shall ever do a more virtuous deed than I did long ago in staying at home for the sake of a quarter of a dollar when the rest of the school went to see Tom Thumb, the late bewritten bridegroom."
Synonyms
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More examples"If I live a thousand years, I do not believe I shall ever do a more virtuous deed than I did long ago in staying at home for the sake of a quarter of a dollar when the rest of the school went to see Tom Thumb, the late bewritten bridegroom."
Etymology
From be- + written.
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