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etched

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ɛtʃt
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 CH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Toned and with a well-defined musculature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: body part or person

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of etch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

cut or impressed into a surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an incised design
  • engraved invitations

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: engraved, graven, incised, inscribed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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