bandaged

Thân thiện

The nurse carefully bandaged the child's scraped knee.

Definition

Adjective 1. Covered or wrapped with a bandage: Describes something, typically a wound or injury, that has been dressed or protected by a strip of material (a bandage). Example: The doctor checked the bandaged arm.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The nurse carefully changed the bandaged wound.
  • He walked out of the clinic with a bandaged hand.
  • The bandaged area should be kept clean and dry.

Advanced Usage

• As a predicate adjective: Often used after linking verbs like 'was', 'looked', or 'remained'.
  • The cut was bandaged immediately to prevent infection.
  • His head remained bandaged for a week.

Variants and Related Words

• Bandage (noun): A strip of material used to bind a wound or to protect an injured part of the body.
  • She applied a clean bandage.
• Bandage (verb): To cover or wrap with a bandage.
  • He learned how to bandage a sprained ankle.
• Bandaging (noun/gerund): The act or process of applying a bandage.
  • Proper bandaging is important for healing.

Synonyms

• Dressed: (of a wound) treated and covered.
• Bound: Wrapped or tied with a strip of material.
• Swathed: Wrapped or enveloped in layers of material.

Antonyms

• Unbandaged: Not covered with a bandage.
• Exposed: Left uncovered or unprotected.

Notes on Meaning

• The word bandaged specifically implies the application of a medical or protective dressing. It is not typically used for general wrapping (e.g., a wrapped gift).
• It is the adjective form derived from the past participle of the verb 'to bandage'.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. covered or wrapped with a bandage
   • the bandaged wound on the back of his head
   • an injury bound in fresh gauze

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bound