winged

[wingd, wing-id]

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.

winged

/ wɪŋd /

adjective

1. furnished with wings

   winged god

   winged horse

2. flying straight and true as if by wing

   winged words

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of winged¹

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

Example Sentences

Perplexity sells tote bags and baseball caps sporting the winged type.

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The robot’s eyes drifted skyward to a winged shape, high above.

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Up, up, up he went, high into the air, until he finally stopped and floated, just a tiny winged shape against the blue, and then he dove back to his mother.

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A second, larger model arch sat on the desk, on which details could be seen more clearly, including a winged golden angel holding aloft a torch, flanked by two white eagles on either side.

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He said this was one of many species of winged insect that had colonised southern England because of warming temperatures.

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Related Words

• feathered