Upturned

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Turned over; inverted; capsized.
  2. 2
    Turned up at the end.
  3. 3
    Looking upwards, turned upwards.

    "Glinda leaned forward and kissed the sweet, upturned face of the loving little girl."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used of noses) turned up at the end wordnet
  2. 2
    having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
overturnedoverturnedretrousseretrousséretroussétip tilted

Example

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"He was a pitiable spectacle of neglect and wretchedness as he sat there on an upturned pail, eating his bread and cheese with fingers that, like his clothing, were grimed with paint and dirt."

Etymology

From up- + turned.

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