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bottomed
 adj.— «In spite of the slightly “bottomed” shocks, No. 763, Jeff Druek, manages to finish in sixth place.» —“A Boom Grows in the Dust” by John Thomas Wark New York Times May 15, 1977. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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