wristed

2 5.8

A thing with a joint like where the hand meets the arm that lets it bend and turn

adjective
/ˈrɪstɪd/

: con muñeca

Synonyms

wristy

vswristed

1 7.2

Showing quick movements made with the wrist often in sports

refers to having or relating to the joint between hand and arm

Compounds

floppy-wristed

9.8

A weak, loose movement of the wrist that looks unsure

Surface Forms

wristed positive

Morphology

wristed = wrist (transparent) = wrist + ed

Formed by the noun 'wrist' plus the adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed', meaning 'having or relating to a wrist', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

Wristed comes from wrist, the joint between the hand and the arm, and the old root behind wrist was like the common word twist, meaning 'to turn' or 'to twist'. So, wristed describes something 'having a wrist' or a small joint that can bend and turn.