cornered

English

Adjective

cornered (comparative more cornered, superlative most cornered)

  1. Having corners.
  2. (figuratively) Of a person or animal, forced into a difficult or inescapable situation.

Derived terms

Verb

cornered

  1. simple past and past participle of corner

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From corner +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrnərid/, /ˈkɔrnərɛd/, /ˈkɔrneːrid/

Adjective

cornered

  1. Cornered; possessing corners or angles.
  2. (rare) Connected in the middle.

Descendants

  • English: cornered, corner (the verb is a back-formation)
  • Scots: cornert, corner (the verb is a back-formation)

References

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