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Widowered vs Widowed - What's the difference?

widowered | widowed |

As adjectives the difference between widowered and widowed

is that widowered is widowed; left a widower while widowed is whose spouse has died; who has become a widow or widower.

As a verb widowed is

past tense of widow.

widowered

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (nonstandard, of a man) Widowed; left a widower.

    • widowed

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died; who has become a widow or widower.
    • "I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride" (from the song " (1959))

    Verb

    (head)
  • (widow)