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polyhued en · ADJ

Etymology

From poly- + hue + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, rare) Being multiple hues.
    • […] reaches out her earthen hand and manipulates a rainbow of pulsators : the fingers meander through the polyhued tumescent tubers, bringing succor to aching machinations as they explode, erupting with fury and programmed responses, […] 1989, Ricardo Sánchez, Bertrand & the mehkqoverse: a xicano filmic nuance, →ISBN, page 6:
    • A world where polyhued people kicked it without ever even considering the concept that someone was an "other." One nation under a freakishly funky groove. 2007, Shawn Taylor, Tribe Called Quest's People's Instinctive Travels, →ISBN, page 24:
    • multifaceted, polyhued children, / angry and loving, pallid an bronzed, […] 1978, Grito Del Sol, page 102:
    • Mandy was in the bedroom, face down on her polyhued Latina bedspread. 2013, Jude Cook, Byron Easy, →ISBN, page 301:

Synonyms

polychromatic · motley · multicolored