painted
verbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈpeɪ.nɪd//
- //ˈpeɪn.tɪd//
Coated with paint.
verb
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Also a form of paintsimple past and past participle of paint
adjective
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Coated with paint.
Large-scale projects such as motion-picture production use huge sets with seamless painted walls, cycs, and floors—not to mention a vast array of lights.
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Depicted in paint.
Sometimes the spatters extend a significant distance above other painted figures.
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Colorful, as if painted.
the painted desert
painted turtle
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Wearing makeup.
GET OFF THE STREET, YOU PAINTED JEZEBEL.
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figurativeSuperficial or cosmetic, without underlying depth of feeling.
He had his mouth close to Lily's ear, hoping that this might be interpreted as affection. He felt Lily go rigid beneath the arm he had clasped about her, but that painted smile stayed on her face.