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shouldered

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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1

adj

Meaning 1

Furnished with a shoulder-shaped joint or protrusion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a shouldered arch

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unshouldered

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having or pertaining to (a specific kind of) shoulders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable

Examples

  • She was bare-shouldered.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of shoulder

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 shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • stoop-shouldered
  • broad-shouldered

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: -harteinen — having or pertaining to shoulders