Embowelled

/ɛmˈbaʊəld/ adjective

Definition

British spelling of emboweled; having had the bowels removed.

Etymology

British variant of 'emboweled,' using the doubled 'l' convention common in British English before '-ed' endings. Same origin as the American spelling.

Kelly Says

British and American historical texts use different spellings of the same gruesome word—a reminder that even our spelling conventions vary across the English-speaking world!

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