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mixed-up

mixed-up adjective: mixed together in an uncertain manner.

Adjective

mixed-up (comparative more mixed-up, superlative most mixed-up)

  1. Mixed together in an uncertain manner
  2. Confused, muddled or bewildered
    • […] with such expectations of gun violence, should it be any surprise that the expectations are obligingly met by mixed-up kids?2001, New Statesman, volume 130, numbers 4519-4530, page 20

Forms of mixed-up

comparativemore mixed-up
superlativemost mixed-up

Questions about mixed-up

What does mixed-up mean?
Mixed-up means mixed together in an uncertain manner.
What part of speech is mixed-up?
Mixed-up is an adjective.

Words near mixed-up in the dictionary

  1. mixed-member proportional
  2. mixed-methods research
  3. mixed-race
  4. mixed-sex
  5. mixed-traffic
  6. mixed-up
  7. mixed-use
  8. mixeder
  9. mixedly
  10. mixedness
  11. mixedwood

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