Antonyms for bruised


Grammar : Verb
Spell : brooz
Phonetic Transcription : bruz


Definition of bruised

Origin :
  • Old English brysan "to crush, bruise, pound," from Proto-Germanic *brusjanan, from PIE root *bhreus- "to smash, crush" (cf. Old Irish bronnaim "I wrong, I hurt;" Breton brezel "war," Vulgar Latin brisare "to break"). Merged by 17c. with Anglo-French bruiser "to break, smash," from Old French bruisier "to break, shatter," perhaps from Gaulish *brus-, from the same PIE root. Related: Bruised; bruising.
  • verb break blood vessel; discolor
Example sentences :
  • He was bruised, shaken, pale as death, and out of breath when he got up.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • I s'pose you're sorry some of us didn't get all cut up and bruised, so you could patch us up.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • Both were bruised, Smith's body, Greer's head and shoulders.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • I'm mair likly to get the bruised reed intil my nakit loof (palm)!
  • Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
  • The memory of that bruised and battered face was warning enough.
  • Extract from : « Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts » by Roy Rutherford Bailey
  • His body was being mauled, bruised beneath the thick fabric.
  • Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson
  • His whole body was bruised and aching, his thoughts hazy and blurred.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • She smiled as she said this though her legs were swollen and bruised.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Cast back one on each side of the bed, burning and bruised, they began to sob.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • The gills are broad, crowded, whitish-gray, reddish when bruised.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

Synonyms for bruised

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