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What is the adjective for hanged?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb hang which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

hung
  1. Suspended by hanging.
  2. Having hanging additions or appendages.
  3. (law) Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial.
  4. Of a legislature, lacking a majority political party.
  5. (computing) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.
  6. (male) Having large genitals (often preceded by an adverb, e.g. well hung).
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “Thirteen bowmen, with hung heads and sheepish faces, stepped forward with Mark Shaw and ranged themselves behind Sir Claude.”
hanging
  1. Suspended.
  2. (chess, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
  3. (baseball, slang, of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher hence relatively easy to hit.
  4. (Britain, slang, of a person) ugly; very unattractive
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “The retro-modem dining room, with its soaring ceilings, white tulip chairs, and hanging flying-saucer lights, could make Eero Saarinen's TWA terminal very jealous.”
      “As a final farewell to the tree, the elderly lady decided to pluck a few of the pink flowers from the lowest hanging branches and place them in a vase.”
      “He had to get his mind off the hanging decision of whether to court or not to court Phylophy.”
hangable
  1. Able to be hung or suspended.
  2. Punishable with execution by hanging.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Sadly for them, nookie is a hangable offence on account of unmarried female prisoners belonging, legally speaking, to their slimy, pallid guards.”
      “Duench whips out bowls with expandable tops, hangable onion holders, portion control plates.”
      “It can be used by anyone with little or no artistic ability to create stunning, hangable designs.”
hangworthy
  1. deserving of being hanged
  2. worthy of being hung
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