under-colouredunder-coloredadj.

Brit.

/ˈʌndəˌkʌləd/, U.S.

/ˈəndərˌkələrd/

Forms: see under- prefix¹ and coloured adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix¹, coloured adj.

Etymology: < under- prefix¹ + coloured adj. Compare earlier under-colour n.

(under- prefix¹ 5(a).)

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > softly coloured

under-coloured1777

demi-tinted1828

pastel-tinted1922

pastel-coloured1932

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective]

feeblec1400

colourlessc1425

flagging1540

pithless1555

blanched1570

toothless1592

unpointed1604

unsinewed1604

jejune1615

low-pitched1622

unsinewy?1623

macilent1624

flaccid1647

insinewy1653

unsubstanceda1658

incogent1667

pointless1673

languida1677

enervatea1704

unaccentuated1716

unnervate1725

lank1729

unforcible1754

nerveless1763

weak1771

flabby1793

slip-slop1814

tinkling1822

exsanguinea1834

twittery1840

slipshod1842

under-coloured1870

shaftless1881

thin1890

unaccented1893

wimpish1925

wimp1979

1777 H. Walpole Let. to R. Jephson 17 Oct. In landscape~painting some parts must be under-coloured to give the higher relief to the rest.

1870 Spectator 20 Aug. 993 We have steadily asserted that France was outnumbered, and now believe that our statements were under-coloured.

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

单词	under-coloured
释义	under-colouredunder-coloredadj. Brit. /ˈʌndəˌkʌləd/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌkələrd/ Forms: see under- prefix¹ and coloured adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix¹, coloured adj. Etymology: < under- prefix¹ + coloured adj. Compare earlier under-colour n. (under- prefix¹ 5(a).) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > softly coloured under-coloured1777 demi-tinted1828 pastel-tinted1922 pastel-coloured1932 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] feeblec1400 colourlessc1425 flagging1540 pithless1555 blanched1570 toothless1592 unpointed1604 unsinewed1604 jejune1615 low-pitched1622 unsinewy?1623 macilent1624 flaccid1647 insinewy1653 unsubstanceda1658 incogent1667 pointless1673 languida1677 enervatea1704 unaccentuated1716 unnervate1725 lank1729 unforcible1754 nerveless1763 weak1771 flabby1793 slip-slop1814 tinkling1822 exsanguinea1834 twittery1840 slipshod1842 under-coloured1870 shaftless1881 thin1890 unaccented1893 wimpish1925 wimp1979 1777 H. Walpole Let. to R. Jephson 17 Oct. In landscape~painting some parts must be under-coloured to give the higher relief to the rest. 1870 Spectator 20 Aug. 993 We have steadily asserted that France was outnumbered, and now believe that our statements were under-coloured. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1777
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