'Deflected' definitions:
Definition of 'Deflected'
From: GCIDE
- Deflected \De*flect"ed\, a.
- 1. Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Bent downward; deflexed. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Deflected'
From: GCIDE
- deflect \de*flect"\ (d[-e]*fl[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deflected; p. pr. & vb. n. Deflecting.] [L. deflectere; de- + flectere to bend or turn. See Flexible.] To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected; to deflect a punch; to deflect criticism by acknowledging a mistake. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Sitting with their knees deflected under them. --Lord (1630). [1913 Webster]