adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Set with carbuncles (red precious stones).

   "He has deserved it [armour], were it carbuncled / Like holy Phoebus' car."

2. 2
   Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles (red sores, pimples or blotches)

   "a carbuncled face"

Adjective

1. 1
   set with carbuncles wordnet
2. 2
   afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

adornedcarbuncularcarbuncular

Example

More examples

"He has deserved it [armour], were it carbuncled / Like holy Phoebus' car."

Etymology

From carbuncle + -ed.

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