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fingered

USFING-gurd/ˈfɪŋɡəɹd/FING-guhd/ˈfɪŋɡəd/

3 meanings of fingered

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of finger. Use this form for something that already happened.

    She fingered the soft cloth on the shelf before buying it.

    The boy nervously fingered the coins in his pocket.

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  2. 2
    adjectivein compounds
    Having fingers of a certain kind or number.

    The long-fingered child could already reach a wide span on the piano.

    Tree frogs often have wide-fingered feet that help them climb.

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Shaped like an open hand, with parts spreading out like fingers.

    The plant has fingered leaves that spread out like an open hand.

    Some corals grow in fingered shapes along the reef.

    Similardigitate

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fingered is a form of finger

finger, verb: To name a person or thing as the one to blame, often by telling the police about someone. Full entry

Forms
fingerfingers he/she/itfingering -ing formfingered past tense, past participle
Spelling
finger → fingered: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

From the word finger plus -ed.