"bestretched" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bestretched [comparative], most bestretched [superlative]
Etymology: From *bestretch + -ed; or from be- + stretched. Etymology templates: {{suf|en||ed|alt1=*bestretch}} *bestretch + -ed, {{pre|en|be|stretched}} be- + stretched Head templates: {{en-adj}} bestretched (comparative more bestretched, superlative most bestretched)
  1. (rare, often in combination) Stretched out or across; extended. Tags: in-compounds, often, rare
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