Antonyms for wadded


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : wod
Phonetic Transcription : wɒd


Definition of wadded

Origin :
  • 1570s, from wad (n.). Related: Wadded; wadding.
  • As in lined : adj interlined
  • As in jam : verb squeeze in; compress
  • As in line : verb put covering inside object
  • As in stuff : verb load with
  • As in crumple : verb make or become wrinkled
Example sentences :
  • In the fog it sounded like an immense humming in a wadded room.
  • Extract from : « The English at the North Pole » by Jules Verne
  • His right hand was still on his pistol, the wadded page of the register in the other.
  • Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden
  • The term was also given to a stitched, wadded lining for body armour.
  • Extract from : « Quilts » by Marie D. Webster
  • Taking it from her, he wadded it up and threw it back into the kitchen.
  • Extract from : « 'Me-Smith' » by Caroline Lockhart
  • Brett pulled off his damp coat, wadded it, jammed it under the flow.
  • Extract from : « It Could Be Anything » by John Keith Laumer
  • She now appeared with a bonnet, and a wadded cloak which her master had given her.
  • Extract from : « An Old Man's Love » by Anthony Trollope
  • Wadded clothes are clothes with cotton between the outside and the lining.
  • Extract from : « Three Years in Western China » by Alexander Hosie
  • She paid the charges, wadded the receipt into her purse and turned briskly away.
  • Extract from : « Prairie Gold » by Various
  • It is wadded on both sides with deceptions and our only privilege is to surmise.
  • Extract from : « Lige on the Line of March » by Glenna Lindsley Bigelow
  • “He must have wadded the cloth in his hand, and held it above his head,” she mused.
  • Extract from : « Clue of the Silken Ladder » by Mildred A. Wirt

Synonyms for wadded

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