Alloyed
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of alloy form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 mixed.
"Their pleasure was alloyed with misfortune."
Adjective
- 1 (used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property wordnet
- 2 (used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element wordnet
Example
More examples"Their pleasure was alloyed with misfortune."