bedfast
/ˈbed-ˌfast/ (ame, mw)
bedfast — adjective
- bedfastpositive
- more bedfastcomparative
- most bedfastsuperlative
1. too sick or frail to get out of bed, having to spend all day and night in bed be
too sick or frail to get out of bed, having to spend all day and night in bed because of illness, injury, or advanced age
After the stroke, Henry's grandfather was bedfast for three months before he slowly began to recover.
was bedfast for three months
The clinic sends a visiting nurse to check on bedfast patients who cannot travel to see a doctor.
bedfast patients
Fatima's grandmother became bedfast after breaking her hip and needed help with bathing and eating.
The hospital arranged for a special bed to be delivered to Ravi's house for his bedfast mother.
Zuri read aloud to her bedfast neighbour every evening to help him feel less lonely.
- bedridden
the more frequent, neutral alternative; 'bedridden' works in both formal and everyday settings while 'bedfast' skews literary
- incapacitated
broader — can mean unable to act or function for any reason, not only because of confinement to bed
- confined to bed
a descriptive phrase rather than a single word; more transparent in meaning for learners
- ambulatory
medical term meaning able to walk and move around freely
- up and about
informal phrase describing someone who has recovered enough to leave their bed
用法筆記
This is a formal or literary word, much less common than 'bedridden' in everyday conversation. It is typically used in medical writing, news reports, or narrative prose rather than casual speech.