tinctured
tinctured adjective: coloured or stained with a dye or pigment; coloured, dyed, stained, tinged. Also the simple past and past participle of tincture.
Adjective
tinctured (comparative more tinctured, superlative most tinctured)
- Coloured or stained with a dye or pigment; coloured, dyed, stained, tinged.
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Also used as
tinctured is also the simple past and past participle of tincture.
Forms of tinctured
| comparative | more tinctured |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tinctured |
Origin of tinctured
From tincture (verb) + -ed.
Words formed from tinctured
Questions about tinctured
- What does tinctured mean?
- Tinctured means coloured or stained with a dye or pigment; coloured, dyed, stained, tinged.
- What part of speech is tinctured?
- Tinctured is an adjective.
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