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painted-on

painted-on adjective: applied through paint or in a manner reminiscent of covering a surface with paint, such as applying too much makeup.

Adjective

painted-on (comparative more painted-on, superlative most painted-on)

  1. Applied through paint or in a manner reminiscent of covering a surface with paint, such as applying too much makeup.
  2. (excessive) Of an article of clothing, very tight.
    • She dashed by me in painted on jeans.1984, Billy Ocean, Caribbean Queen

Forms of painted-on

comparativemore painted-on
superlativemost painted-on

Origin of painted-on

From painted + on.

Questions about painted-on

What does painted-on mean?
Painted-on means applied through paint or in a manner reminiscent of covering a surface with paint, such as applying too much makeup.
What part of speech is painted-on?
Painted-on is an adjective.

Words near painted-on in the dictionary

  1. painted with a broad brush
  2. painted with a wide brush
  3. painted with the same brush
  4. painted wolf
  5. painted wolves
  6. painted-on
  7. painted-snipe
  8. paintedness
  9. paintedst
  10. painter
  11. painter's algorithm

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