mellowed en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English mellow Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English mellowed From mellow + -ed.
Meanings
- That has become mellow.
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(of fruit) 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: […]
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene i:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most mellowed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more mellowed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |