Fingered

/ˈfɪŋɡərd/

Meaning & Definition

verb

Past tense of finger, meaning to touch or feel with the fingers.

She fingered the fabric before deciding to purchase it.

To identify or accuse someone of something, particularly in a criminal context.

He was fingered as the culprit after the investigation.

adjective

Having fingers or resembling fingers, often used to describe something with thin, elongated parts.

The fingered leaves of the plant spread out like a hand.

Being marked or identified by the presence of fingers or hand-like structures.

The fingered design of the coral resembled outstretched hands.

Derived from the noun 'finger' with the addition of the past participle suffix '-ed', indicating an action related to fingers.

fingered it out

to solve or figure something out using one's hands.

finger in the pie

to be involved in something, often pejoratively.

give someone the finger

to make an obscene gesture with the hand.

finger

a digit of the hand.

fingertip

the end of a finger.

fingerprint

a mark made by the pattern of ridges on a finger.

To be caught in a crime.

He got fingered for the heist.

To identify someone as guilty.

She fingered him as the main suspect.