fingered

[ fing-gerd ]
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adjective
  1. having fingers, especially of a specified kind or number (often used in combination): a five-fingered glove.

  2. spoiled or marred by handling, as merchandise.

  1. Zoology, Botany. digitate.

  2. (of a musical score) marked to show which fingers should be used in playing the notes.

Origin of fingered

1
First recorded in 1520–30; finger + -ed3

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British Dictionary definitions for fingered

fingered

/ (ˈfɪŋɡəd) /


adjective
  1. marked or dirtied by handling

    • having a finger or fingers

    • (in combination): nine-fingered; red-fingered

  1. (of a musical part) having numerals indicating the necessary fingering

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