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brushed

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: brushed

1
adj
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
2
adj
(of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush
3
adj
(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: brushed
1

adj touched lightly in passing; grazed against

“of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one”
Synonyms
touched
having come into contact
2

adj (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush

“with shining hair neatly brushed
“the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet”
Synonyms
groomed
neat and smart in appearance; well cared for
3

adj (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

“a dress of brushed cotton”
Synonyms:
fleecy, napped
soft
yielding readily to pressure or weight
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