altered en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɔl.tɚd/ (General-American)
- /ˈɑl.tɚd/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈɔːl.təd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having been changed from an original form.
Ralph suppressed the indignation which the schoolmaster’s altered and insolent manner awakened, and asked again why he had not sent to him.
1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby:
- (not-comparable, of an animal, qualifier:usually a pet) Neutered; having had testicles or uterus and ovaries removed to prevent procreation.
Deriveds
unaltered · nonaltered · gene-altered · altered scale
Translations (10)
gl alterado (having been changed) · la immūtātus (having been changed) · fi muuttunut (having been changed) · eo aliigita (having been changed) · fr altéré (having been changed) · es alterado (having been changed) · ru изменённый (having been changed) · ar مُعَدَّل (having been changed) · ca alterat (having been changed) · de abgeändert (having been changed)