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burstenness

noun

A broken or bruised condition; brokenness; in the extract, a mass of bruises.

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Meanings

nounburstenness (uncountable)

obsoleteuncountableA broken or bruised condition; brokenness; in the extract, a mass of bruises.
obsoleteuncountablemedicineA rupture; a hernia.
The leaf bruised and laid to any green wound in the hands or legs, doth heal them quickly; and being bound to the throat, much helpeth the quinsy; it helpeth also ruptures and burstenness.
1814?, Nicholas Culpeper, Parkins, The English Physician

Origin

From bursten + -ness. Compare also burstness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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