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cornered Definition

cor·nered (kôrnərd)

adjective

having (a specified number or type of) corners a three-cornered hat

cornered Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • rat: Visual Studio has no syntax checking for script code in html and in our opinion is about as friendly as a cornered rat.
  • man: And they're about to discover just how dangerous a cornered man can be.
  • circuit: Total distance was 108 km made up of 7.2 laps of a testing 15 km 3 cornered circuit of hills and bends.
  • animal: Like a cornered animal, she was ready to fight to the death.
  • cabinet: Square cornered cabinets had vertical sides and the doors were mounted on metal hinges -- similar to our own Ming Wardrobe.
  • valve: From the outside they are recognizable by different contours with striking cornered valve covers.

Used with adjective complement

  • get: This allows me not to get cornered into small details at the expense of the entire vision.