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cornuted

[ kawr-noo-tid, -nyoo- ]
/ kɔrˈnu tɪd, -ˈnyu- /
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adjective
having horns.
shaped like a horn.
Archaic. cuckolded.
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Also cornute.

Origin of cornuted

First recorded in 1605–15; cornute + -ed2

Words nearby cornuted

cornu, cornu ammonis, cornucopia, cornucopia leg, cornute, cornuted, cornuto, Cornwall, Cornwallis, Cornwallis, Charles, Cornwell
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How to use cornuted in a sentence

  • He avoided marriage and friendship; namely, he was neither plundered nor cornuted.

    Paul Clifford, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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