elbowed UK /ˈɛlbəʊd/US /ˈɛlboʊd/ adjective3 •Having bends or corners.With this once long lance, now wildly elbowed, fifty years ago did Nathan Swain kill fifteen whales between a sunrise and a sunset. — 1851 •(informal) Sharp-elbowed: pushy, having a boldly assertive manner intended to establish an advantage.Justices in the past have avoided such elbowed writings because their benefits have been seen as smaller than their risks. — 2025 •[in compounds] Having some specific type of elbow.
