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• past participle of web.
• past tense form of web.

webbed

American  

[webd] / wɛbd /

adjective

1. having the fingers or toes connected by a web or membrane.

   the webbed foot of a duck or beaver.

2. connected or joined by a web, as the fingers or toes.

3. formed like or with a web.

   a webbed roof.

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webbed British  

/ wɛbd /

adjective

1. (of the feet of certain animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin; palmate

2. having, consisting of, or resembling a web

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Other Word Forms

• unwebbed
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of webbed

First recorded in 1655–65; web + -ed ³

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Example Sentences

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webbed

Sindle, less than 5 feet tall with curly blond hair, was born with a birth defect, toes that were partly fused together, giving her feet a webbed appearance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024

LaJoie estimated the webbed glove was worth three counts of drag for Logano.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024

Back in the forest, a Wallace’s flying frog sprang from a tree—its spindly legs and webbed toes spread-eagle—seeming more bat than amphibian.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024

This three-foot long reptile was shaped like a chubby miniature whale, but with an elongated trunk, webbed feet and a long, narrow snout.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2023

He sits motionless, propped up in bed, deathwhite hands folded on top of the covers: his eyes, once webbed with visions, are shut.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

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