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

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

From Literature

Photos showed the wreckage of a winged craft scattered across the ground next to a collection of grey and blue components that allegedly included cameras.

From Barron's

But with its plated chest and winged shoulders, the creature that now emerged from the shell could only be one thing.

From Literature

Above it flew twenty winged and scaled horses, each wearing a harness and beating its wings against the sky.

From Literature

“I saw a movie that had this really cool winged leopard. It made me want to draw one like that.”

From Literature

Related Words

• feathered