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discoloured

discoloured adjective: UK standard spelling of discolored. Also the simple past and past participle of discolour.

Adjective

discoloured (comparative more discoloured, superlative most discoloured)

  1. UK standard spelling of discolored.

Also used as

discoloured is also the simple past and past participle of discolour.

Forms of discoloured

comparativemore discoloured
superlativemost discoloured

Origin of discoloured

From dis- + coloured.

Questions about discoloured

What does discoloured mean?
Discoloured means UK standard spelling of discolored.
What part of speech is discoloured?
Discoloured is an adjective.

Words near discoloured in the dictionary

  1. discolors
  2. discolour
  3. discolour'd
  4. discolouration
  5. discolourations
  6. discoloured
  7. discolourer
  8. discolourers
  9. discoloureth
  10. discolouring
  11. discolourings

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