adjective
- having the arms or wings restrained or bound
Examples
- The prisoner sat pinioned in the chair, unable to move his arms.
- The bird lay pinioned on the ground with its wings held fast.
- She felt pinioned by the crowd pressing in around her.
- The wrestler had his opponent pinioned against the mat.
- With his hands pinioned behind his back, he could not escape.
- The butterfly remained pinioned under the glass dome.