airbrushed
airbrushed is the simple past and past participle of airbrush.
Adjective
airbrushed (comparative more airbrushed, superlative most airbrushed)
- Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
- Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Meaning of airbrush
Verb
airbrush (third-person singular simple present airbrushes, present participle airbrushing, simple past and past participle airbrushed)
- To paint using an airbrush.
- To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
- This photo has definitely been airbrushed; no one has skin this smooth.
- To edit or alter something in order to make it appear better.
- They'd spent one evening together sixteen months ago, and Falk was acutely aware that he'd probably airbrushed and edited at least some of it without meaning to.2022, Jane Harper, Exiles, page 287
Forms of airbrushed
| comparative | more airbrushed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most airbrushed |
Words formed from airbrushed
Questions about airbrushed
- What does airbrushed mean?
- Airbrushed means having been manipulated with an airbrush.
- What is airbrushed the simple past and past participle of?
- Airbrushed is the simple past and past participle of airbrush.
- What part of speech is airbrushed?
- Airbrushed is an adjective.
Words near airbrushed in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: airbrushed (page history and authors); airbrush (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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