grazed

2.5

A skin or surface that is lightly scraped so the top layer is damaged but not cut

adjective
/ɡreɪzd/

: raspado

He fell off his bike and lightly grazed his knee on the pavement.

The Butler County District Attorney, Richard Goldinger, telling the Washington Post that Trump was grazed by gunfire but is safe.

Examples

She grazed her arm on the rough edge of the table, leaving a small mark.
During the game, he accidentally grazed his hand against the sharp metal of the goalpost.
Luckily people just got grazed while security guard got hit and a nurse got hit.
The Butler County District Attorney, Richard Goldinger, telling the Washington Post that Trump was grazed by gunfire but is safe.

Megyn Kelly

Synonyms

scuffed

vsgrazed

1 3.2

Having small scratches and light surface damage, like on shoes or bags

is a scraping that injures skin's top layer rather than only marking objects

brushed

vsgrazed

3.4

Touched lightly while passing by

is a light scrape that removes the top layer causing minor injury

chafed

vsgrazed

4.9

Skin that is sore and red from rubbing against clothes

is a shallow scrape that damages outer skin rather than causing deep soreness

Antonyms

smooth

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Severe

lacerated

NSFW

6.0

grazed

2.5

uninjured

7 1.8

Surface Forms

grazed positive

Morphology

grazed = graze (transparent) = graze + ed

Formed by the regular past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed' on the verb 'graze', and the meaning follows directly from the verb.

Etymology

Grazed comes from the verb graze, which originally meant 'to feed on grass', like cows gently eating. So a 'grazed' knee is like your skin being 'touched' or rubbed lightly, and that is why it means a small scrape rather than a deep cut.