Mellowed

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of mellow form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    That has become mellow.
  2. 2
    That has become mellow.; 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: […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    softened through age or experience wordnet
  2. 2
    having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging wordnet

Example

More examples

"I don't think that I've mellowed."

Etymology

From mellow + -ed.

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