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downpicked

downpicked adjective: played using downpicking. Also the simple past and past participle of downpick.

Adjective

downpicked (comparative more downpicked, superlative most downpicked)

  1. Played using downpicking.
    • Grinding speed metal rampages like "Disasterpiece" and "New Abortion," and the hyperspeed, furiously downpicked punk-style riffing of "Everything Ends" are no doubt harder, faster and, at least lyrically, sicker.2002, Jeff Kitts, Brad Tolinski, Guitar World Presents Nu-metal, →ISBN, page 21
    • The Young Marble Giants song "Final Day" could serve as Minor Angels's soundtrack: a single sci-fi theremin note hovers over a quavering organ, muted, downpicked guitar, and a plain but lovely female voice that sings about the final day, the world lighting up for the last time only to fall into...2005, Review of Contemporary Fiction, page 141

Also used as

downpicked is also the simple past and past participle of downpick.

Forms of downpicked

comparativemore downpicked
superlativemost downpicked

Questions about downpicked

What does downpicked mean?
Downpicked means played using downpicking.
What part of speech is downpicked?
Downpicked is an adjective.

Words near downpicked in the dictionary

  1. downpatching
  2. Downpatrick
  3. downpayment
  4. downpayments
  5. downpick
  6. downpicked
  7. downpicking
  8. downpicks
  9. downpipe
  10. downpipes
  11. downpitch

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