instressed

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A form of instress — In the philosophy of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the apprehension or realization of the inscape, or distinctive design, of an object.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of instress
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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