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mellowed

mellowed adjective: that has become mellow. Also the simple past and past participle of mellow.

Adjective

mellowed (comparative more mellowed, superlative most mellowed)

  1. That has become mellow.
    1. That has turned soft or tender by reason of ripeness.
      • And when the princely Perſean Diadem, / Shall ouerweigh his wearie witleſſe head, / And fall like mellowed fruit, with ſhakes of death, / In faire Perſea noble Tamburlain / Shall be my Regent, and remaine as King: […]c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Also used as

mellowed is also the simple past and past participle of mellow.

Forms of mellowed

comparativemore mellowed
superlativemost mellowed

Origin of mellowed

From mellow + -ed.

Words formed from mellowed

Phrases with mellowed

Questions about mellowed

What does mellowed mean?
Mellowed means that has become mellow.
What part of speech is mellowed?
Mellowed is an adjective.

Words near mellowed in the dictionary

  1. mellow rock
  2. mellow yellow
  3. mellow yellows
  4. mellowcreme
  5. mellowcremes
  6. mellowed
  7. mellowed out
  8. mellowedness
  9. mellower
  10. mellowers
  11. mellowest

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