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one-eared

one-eared

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Having only one ear
  • adjective
  • /ˈwʌnˌɪrd/
translation icon : de una oreja
  • During the presentation, he used a photo of a one-eared dog to illustrate his point.
  • a one-eared cat

Examples

  • The jars I got from a one-eared peddler named Zeng in the public lane just outside the alleyway.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • And soon, I too had my own little courtship—you remember Zeng, the one-eared peddler?

    Fiction book (1996)

  • This is a one-eared elephant.

    Gung Ho (1986)

  • Reverend... one-eared elephant.

    Gung Ho (1986)

  • The one-eared rabbit hopped happily around the garden.

  • She adopted a one-eared cat that had been rescued from the shelter.

Surface Forms

one-eared positive

Morphology

one-eared = one + ear (transparent) = one + ear + ed

Clear numeral + noun + adjectival suffix pattern (one + ear + -ed) yielding 'having one ear', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

One-eared is simply the number one plus ear, so it literally means 'having only one ear'. Like words such as one-eyed and one-handed, English joins simple parts to show a physical feature, which is why one-eared describes someone or something with a single ear.