bowdlerized

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adjective

Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work).

“a bowdlerized edition of Shakespeare’s plays”

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Meanings

bowdlerized1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of bowdlerize
adjectivebowdlerized (comparative more bowdlerized, superlative most bowdlerized)

comparative more bowdlerized · superlative most bowdlerized

  1. Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work).

    a bowdlerized edition of Shakespeare’s plays

Bowdlerized2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of Bowdlerize
Cite this entry
APA

bowdlerized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowdlerized

MLA

“bowdlerized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowdlerized. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowdlerized,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowdlerized.

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