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bended

bended

10 8.7
A person who has a curved or stooped back and bent knees
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɛndɪd/
  • Archaic
: doblado
  • The elderly man struggled to rise from his bended position after tying his shoelaces.
  • on bended knee

Some say, oh, there's no gravity, It's just the space-time that is bended and curved.

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Examples

  • He proposed to her on bended knee, holding out a ring and asking her to marry him.

  • So I'm getting down on my bended knee and giving you all the calculus.

  • You had people standing next to this mural on then bended knee Black Lives Matter posters and things like that.

  • He's coming almost on bended knee, asking us to believe him, to trust him, to understand and empathize with him.

  • He's coming almost on bended knee, asking us to believe him, to trust him, to understand and empathize with him.

  • We've got Speaker Lemple down on bended knee in front of King Charles, standing right next to the Speaker's chair.

  • During the ceremony, the couple knelt before the altar on their bended knees to exchange vows.

Synonyms

crooked
vsbended
86 2.5

Not straight in shape, like a path or a smile

is used in set phrases for back or knee bending, not general odd shape
bent
vsbended
68 1.0

Not straight in shape because it was pushed or folded

is used chiefly in set phrases for back or knee bending, not damage
curved
vsbended
50 1.0

A shape or surface that bends smoothly without sharp angles

is used in set phrases for back or knee posture rather than general shapes
slanted
vsbended
11 3.9

Not straight or level and leaning to one side

is used in set phrases for back or knees, not general angled positions
stooped
vsbended
9 4.7

A person with a curved back and shoulders that lean forward when standing or walking

is chiefly used in set phrases for back or knee bending
drooping
vsbended
9 3.5

Hanging down because it is weak or not held up

is used in set phrases for body bending, not specifically downward weakness
hooked
vsbended
7 3.3

Having a sharp curved shape like a hook

is used in set phrases for back or knee bending, not sharp hook shapes
hunched
vsbended
7 4.1

Having a rounded back and shoulders because you bend forward

is chiefly used in set phrases for back or knee bending
bowed
vsbended
7 5.3

Curved so they bend outward, like some legs

is used in set phrases for back or knee bending, not only arch shapes
hunchbacked
vsbended
2 7.7

A person with a curved back so the shoulders bend forward

is used for ordinary bending rather than a medical hump
slanty
vsbended
2 4.4

Leaning to one side and not level

is used in set phrases for back or knees, not simply leaning sideways
stooping
vsbended
1 4.8

A person with a bent back and shoulders who does not stand straight

is chiefly used in set phrases for back or knee bending
bendy
vsbended
1 3.6

Having many curves like a winding road

is used in set phrases for back or knees, not winding roads or paths
decurved
vsbended
  • Specialized
9.4

Bent downward, often describing a bird's beak or a petal

is used in set phrases about back or knees, not about beaks or structures

Antonyms

386 1.0

In a direct line without curves or bends

How Bent

crooked
86 2.5
stooped
9 4.7
bended
  • Archaic
10 8.7
arched
13 3.2
curved
50 1.0
straight
386 1.0

Surface Forms

bended positive

Morphology

bended = bend (transparent) = bend + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participial/adjectival form of 'bend' (bent/bended) and its meaning 'having been bent; curved' is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word bended comes from the old verb bend, which means 'to curve' or 'to stoop'. So bended describes something 'bent' or 'curved', especially a back or knee, as in the phrase 'on bended knee'.