winged

American  

[wingd, wing-id] / wɪŋd, ˈwɪŋ ɪd /

adjective

1. having wings.

2. having a winglike part or parts.

   a winged bone; a winged seed.

3. abounding with wings or winged creatures.

4. moving or reaching swiftly on or as if on wings.

   winged words.

5. rapid or swift.

6. elevated or lofty.

   winged sentiments.

7. disabled in the wing, as a bird.

8. wounded in an arm or other nonvital part.

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winged British  

/ wɪŋd /

adjective

1. furnished with wings

   winged god

   winged horse

2. flying straight and true as if by wing

   winged words

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Other Word Forms

• half-winged adjective
• nonwinged adjective
• unwinged adjective
• wingedly adverb
• wingedness noun

Etymology

Origin of winged

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; wing, -ed ³

Example Sentences

The interceptors -- usually winged or propeller-like helicopters -- are mainly controlled with inbuilt cameras that beam real-time images to pilots on the ground.

From Barron's

Then, like winged Door Dash, Shadow arrived with a water bird called a coot.

From Los Angeles Times

When the full-scale war began in 2022, Quantum Systems supplied the Ukrainian military with its own winged observation drone, called Vector.

From The Wall Street Journal

I blinked my eyes at the burst of fiery bronze as they winged their way through the bright rays of the morning sun.

From Literature

Danny asked, and flicked away a winged black beetle that landed on his shoulder.

From Literature

Related Words

• feathered