fingered

Describes something that has fingers or finger-like parts; often used in compound adjectives (e.g., 'light-fingered', 'sticky-fingered').

• 🇩🇪Bezeichnet etwas, das Finger oder fingerartige Teile hat; wird häufig in zusammengesetzten Adjektiven verwendet (z. B. 'leichtfingerig', 'langfingerig').

1. Having fingers of a specified kind B2 formal

   Used in combination to describe the number or type of fingers someone or something has.

   • The creature was a five-fingered hand.
   • He is a long-fingered pianist.
   • The sculpture had delicate, slender-fingered hands.

   🇩🇪Fingrig

   Synonyme: digitate

2. Marked or handled with fingers B2 informal

   Having marks or traces left by fingers, often implying dirt or wear.

   • The glass was all fingered from the children's hands.
   • The book's pages were fingered and worn.
   • The mirror was smudged and fingered.

   🇩🇪Mit Fingerabdrücken versehen

   Synonyme: grimysoiledthumbed

• more fingered comparative form
• most fingered superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of touching, handling, or identifying with the fingers, or to accuse or point out someone.

• 🇩🇪Deutsches Verb für das Berühren, Betasten oder Identifizieren mit den Fingern sowie für das Beschuldigen oder Zeigen auf jemanden.

1. Touch or handle with fingers B1 formal

   To touch, feel, or manipulate something using the fingers.

   • She fingered the fabric to check its texture.
   • He fingered the keys of the piano gently.
   • The artist fingered the clay to shape the sculpture.

   🇩🇪Mit den Fingern berühren

   Synonyme: caressfeelhandlepalpatestroketouch

2. Identify or accuse B2 informal american

   To point out or accuse someone of being responsible for something, often used informally.

   • The witness fingered the suspect in the lineup.
   • He was fingered as the mastermind behind the robbery.
   • They fingered him for the crime without solid evidence.

   🇩🇪Beschuldigen oder identifizieren

   Synonyme: accuseblameidentifyimplicateincriminatename

• fingered past participle
• fingered past simple
• fingering present participle
• fingers third person singular