undertonedadj.²

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈtəʊnd/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈtoʊnd/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).

Defective in tone.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty > of immaterial things > other

shady1719

undertoned1849

1849 Athenæum 3 Nov. 1114/1 Its production appeared to be of an extemporaneous character,—much in it was under~toned.

1888 G. Wilson Centen. Confer. Missions I. 96 The influence of a faithless under-toned Missionary on the Church at home is appalling.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ˈundertoned adj.¹ expressed in an undertone.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > spoken in an undertone

submiss1585

submissive1632

summiss1742

inward1774

sotto voce1809

undertoned1860

subvocalized1864

1860 G. Meredith Evan Harrington xxx, in Once a Week 21 July 91/1 His hasty under-toned questions.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. vii. lvi. 137 She uttered this with the same undertoned decision.

单词	undertoned
释义	undertonedadj.² Brit. /ˌʌndəˈtəʊnd/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈtoʊnd/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a). Defective in tone. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty > of immaterial things > other shady1719 undertoned1849 1849 Athenæum 3 Nov. 1114/1 Its production appeared to be of an extemporaneous character,—much in it was under~toned. 1888 G. Wilson Centen. Confer. Missions I. 96 The influence of a faithless under-toned Missionary on the Church at home is appalling. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas ˈundertoned ˈundertoned adj.¹ expressed in an undertone. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > spoken in an undertone submiss1585 submissive1632 summiss1742 inward1774 sotto voce1809 undertoned1860 subvocalized1864 1860 G. Meredith Evan Harrington xxx, in Once a Week 21 July 91/1 His hasty under-toned questions. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. vii. lvi. 137 She uttered this with the same undertoned decision. extracted from undertonen. < adj.²1849 as lemmas
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undertonedadj.2

> as lemmas

undertonedadj.²