"cactused" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-cactused.ogg [Australia] Forms: more cactused [comparative], most cactused [superlative]
Etymology: cactus + -ed. Australian colloquialism may have originated as a result of the Australian prickly pear plague in the early 20th century, which overran farmland, making it unusable. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cactus|ed}} cactus + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} cactused (comparative more cactused, superlative most cactused)
  1. Featuring a cactus or cacti. Synonyms (featuring cacti): cactusy
    Sense id: en-cactused-en-adj-m9Wo2Slr Disambiguation of 'featuring cacti': 68 18 14
  2. (Australia, slang) Broken; ruined; no longer working, more recently especially related to a technical system. Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-cactused-en-adj-iH0-IOvg Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 44 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 18 47 35
  3. (Australia, slang) In trouble, screwed. Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-cactused-en-adj-Bs2oj85r Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cactussed

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