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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(nautical) Having part of a sail tied up in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind..
The mainsail was "scandalised" - a nautical mode of describing a sail reefed at both ends[.]
Use reefed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Reefed means (nautical) Having part of a sail tied up in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The mainsail was "scandalised" - a nautical mode of describing a sail reefed at both ends[.]
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