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fingered

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɪŋɡəd/
  • General-American: /ˈfɪŋɡɚd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F IH1 NG G ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having fingers (of the specified kind).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Synonym of digitate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: digitate

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of finger

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in combination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the fingered roots of giant trees
  • rosy-fingered
  • three-fingered cartoon characters

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: fingerless

History

Etymology

From finger + -ed.