upswept

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adjective

curved or swept upwards

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Meanings

adjectiveupswept (comparative more upswept, superlative most upswept)

comparative more upswept · superlative most upswept

  1. curved or swept upwards

    'Phil Cornish' [a snowdrop variety] is like a cross between a pixie hat and a pagoda, with elegant upswept outers marked in a green colour-wash at the top and warpaint slashes at the lower end.

    2015 February 7, Val Bourne, “The quiet man of the world of snowdrops”, in The Daily Telegraph (London), page G8

Origin

From up- + swept.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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