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fingered

fingered

6.5
Having several thin, long parts that stick out
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪŋɡərd/
translation icon : con dedos
  • Broad, thick fingered hands with long, flat claws afford her exceptional skill at both digging Burrows and foraging for food.

And you all pointed out that it would have been like this because she's a two fingered sloth.

Examples

  • I saw the Emoji Movie in theaters, Ed, the Emoji Movie where the star was like that four fingered hand.

  • The puppet had three-fingered hands, making it easier for children to manipulate.

  • What could be cracked tickled fingered and what What did you say?

  • It is the most fingered creature you've ever seen in your entire life.

  • With this six finger X-Men, they're able to do incredible things that we see as mundane.

  • The six-fingered glove fit perfectly, allowing him to play the piano with ease.

  • Her long, slender, fingered hands gracefully danced over the keys of the violin.

Synonyms

fingerlike
vsfingered
3.7

Having a thin, long shape like a finger

includes actually having digits or specifying their number or type

Antonyms

1 4.9

Not having the small parts at the ends of hands used to hold things

Compounds

Good at stealing small things quickly from people's pockets or bags

A North American plant with shiny dark red stems and leaves shaped like five fingers

Able to move the fingers quickly and skillfully for small exact tasks

Surface Forms

fingered positive

Morphology

fingered = finger (transparent) = finger + ed

Formed by the noun 'finger' plus adjectival '-ed' meaning 'having or resembling fingers', a regular and obvious derivation for learners.

Etymology

The word fingered comes from finger ('part of the hand') plus the ending -ed ('having'), just like winged or bearded, so fingered means 'having or like fingers'.