| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Surmounted by an ordinary; as, a lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb debruisedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (debruisedly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective debruised.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEBRUISED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Debruised \De*bruised"\, adjective. [Compare to Old French debruisier to shatter, break. Compare to Bruise.]. (references) |
