spitted

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adjective

Shot out long; said of antlers.

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Meanings

spitted1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of spit (Etymology 1)
adjectivespitted (comparative more spitted, superlative most spitted)

comparative more spitted · superlative most spitted

  1. Shot out long; said of antlers.

    the head of a deer, that by age is more spitted

    1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VIII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC

spitted2

verb
  1. nonstandardparticiplepastsimple past and past participle of spit (expectorate, etc, Etymology 2)

    He […] shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 18:32

Origin

spitted · verb, adjective

See spit (“impale”).

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spitted · verb

See spit (“expectorate”) (Etymology 2).

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APA

spitted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spitted

MLA

“spitted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spitted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spitted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spitted.

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