bolstered

[ bohl-sterd ]

adjective

1. pillowed or cushioned; provided with firm but comfortable support:

   The bolstered seats of this car bear-hug you to a point where all you can do is melt into them.

2. supported, strengthened, increased, or made more effective:

   A bolstered bicycle network will improve mobility for cyclists around the city by creating more connections between routes.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of bolster ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·bol·stered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bolstered¹

bolster ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Many advocates want those changed, adjusted, or bolstered, and the only way to do that is to open up the bill and reauthorize it.

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Bolstered by the momentum of Savage, Masters continued to accumulate up-and-coming conservative talent.

From The Daily Beast

It needs re-bolstered, strong voices at the table (Kathy Griffin, pretty please), or it will sink.

From The Daily Beast

And they were responsive, and that only bolstered my brainstorming sessions, so the next time I came in with more ideas.

From The Daily Beast

Traditional employment sectors like these  have   bolstered urban economies in Houston, Oklahoma City, Dallas-Ft.

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When she was partially recovered, it was curious to see her sitting bolstered up in bed, with so many pets around her.

From Project Gutenberg

The loan being thus bolstered up rose to four and a half per cent premium.

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Having come to this conclusion in the way indicated, they then bolstered it up with arguments to justify it positively.

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She was almost in tears, from her fright; yet still bolstered her courage with the thought: "For my father and mother!"

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Elinor was bolstered up in bed, looking like a wan, despairing woman of fifty, instead of a girl of twenty-two.

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