wound
noun
an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.
woundedly
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a word derived from
wound.
Example Sentences
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Would he, watching a goliath ascend the exterior of a high-rise with helicopters and klieg lights swirling, woundedly mumble, “Hey, that’s my gig.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2018
When last we saw our antihero, he was indulging a late-night existential snit, staring woundedly out at the city from his apartment balcony.
From Slate ● May 6, 2013
Christopher Eccleston only has one look: pinched, so woundedly feral he makes Robert De Niro look house-trained, so intense that he could face down anybody, perhaps even God.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2012
NBC oinked woundedly that these early national Nielsens are premature.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I'm quite ready," that lady said to Owen rather mildly and woundedly.
From The Spoils of Poynton by Henry James
