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one-winged

one-winged

1 6.7
Having only one wing
  • adjective
  • /ˈwʌnˌwɪŋd/
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  • The artist painted a beautiful scene featuring a one-winged angel in a vibrant sunset.

Examples

  • After the accident, the one-winged butterfly could only move slowly along the garden path.

  • The one-winged bird struggled to fly but managed to glide for a short distance.

  • This particular fly has only one wing, OK.

  • Your one-winged duck looks awesome!

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Surface Forms

one-winged positive

Morphology

one-winged = winged (transparent) = one + wing + ed

Formed from the numeral 'one' + the adjective 'winged' (wing + -ed); meaning 'having a single wing' is directly inferable.

Etymology

One-winged is made of two simple words: one means 'single' and wing means 'the part used for flying', like in an airplane or a bird. So one-winged means 'having only one wing', and that image of a creature or machine with just one wing helps you remember the word.