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bruised

/bɹuːzd/ adjective B1
  1. Synonym of debruised.
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Dorothy ran down and helped the Scarecrow to his feet, and the Lion came up to her, feeling rather bruised and sore, and said, “It is useless to fight people with shooting heads; no one can withstand them.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 138 · B2
The Ass listened to his words, and falling into a ditch, was very much bruised.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 76 · B2
“I am sore, hungry, and not a little bruised.
The Jungle Book, p. 59 · B2
A FOX swimming across a rapid river was carried by the force of the current into a very deep ravine, where he lay for a long time very much bruised, sick, and unable to move.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 60 · B2

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