What does carbuncled mean?
Definitions for carbuncled
car·bun·cled
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Princeton's WordNet
carbuncled, carbuncularadjective
afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle
carbuncledadjective
set with carbuncles
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Carbuncledadjective
Etymology: from carbuncle.
He gave thee, friend,
An armour all of gold; it was a king’s. ——
—— He has deserv’d it, were it carbuncled
Like holy Phœbus’ car. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.
ChatGPT
carbuncled
Carbuncled is an adjective usually used to describe a surface that is covered with, or has the appearance of, carbuncles. A carbuncle is a red, swollen, and painful cluster of boils that are connected to each other under the skin. In a general context, it can also refer to a gemstone, especially a garnet cut with a convex surface. This term is often used metaphorically in literature.
Webster Dictionary
Carbuncledadjective
set with carbuncles
Carbuncledadjective
affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of carbuncled in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of carbuncled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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