the wounded

 [woon-did]  

wound·ed

   [woon-did]
adjective
1.
suffering injury or bodily harm, as a laceration or bullet wound: to bandage a wounded hand.
2.
marred; impaired; damaged: a wounded reputation.
noun
3.
wounded persons collectively (often preceded by the): to treat the wounded.

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The wounded is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English gewundode. See wound1, -ed2

Related forms
self-wound·ed, adjective
un·wound·ed, adjective
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