Mixed
adj, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 simple past and past participle of mix form-of, participle, past
- 1 Having two or more separate aspects.
"I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting."
- 2 Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
"My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility."
- 3 Including both male(s) and female(s).
"The tennis match was mixed, with a boy and a girl on each side."
- 4 Stemming from two or more races or breeds.
"The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions."
- 5 Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.
"The movie has received mixed reviews from movie critics."
- 1 consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds wordnet
- 2 involving or composed of different races wordnet
Example
More examples"Our feelings towards him are mixed."
Etymology
From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix. In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”), from the same Indo-European root as mix.
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