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cor•nered
Pronunciation: (kôr'nurd), [key]—
adj.
1. having corners (usually used in combination):
a six-cornered room.
2. having a given number of positions; sided (usually used in combination):
a four-cornered debate.
3. forced into an awkward, embarrassing, or inescapable position:
a cornered debater; a cornered fox. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.