Crossword clues for contused
contused
The Collaborative International Dictionary
contused \contused\ contusioned \contusioned\adj. injured without breaking the skin; as, a cut arm and contused cheek.
Syn: bruised.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: contuse)
WordNet
adj. injured without breaking the skin; "a cut forehead and bruised cheek" [syn: bruised, contusioned]
Usage examples of "contused".
She pulled aside the long gown and revealed wounds so ugly and vividly contused that several people recoiled.
One rescued girl had a broken leg, and a boy was concussed, his face badly contused, and a long wound giving his hair a new parting.
One rescued girl had a broken leg and the boy was concussed, his face badly contused and a long wound giving his hair a new parting.
What she could see of his face was contused and distorted, but enough like the fots she'd examined to leave little question about who he was.