Mellowed
adj, verb
adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of mellow form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 That has become mellow.
- 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 softened through age or experience wordnet
- 2 having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I don't think that I've mellowed."
Etymology
From mellow + -ed.