hued
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of hued
before 1000; Middle English hewed, Old English ( ge ) hīwod. See hue 1, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Joan Vila-Grau’s brilliantly hued stained-glass windows seem suspended between abstraction and figuration, never resolving the tension.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The film’s aesthetic is bold and brash, featuring brilliantly hued red floors and walls designed to look like Cathy’s freckled skin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
The naked-eye perspective simply does not match up to the brightly hued spectacle that can be captured on camera.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2024
Where the Webern was spare, the next piece, Strauss’s mystic “Death and Transfiguration,” was sumptuous, with Canellakis and the orchestra rendering phrases in richly hued colors and gentle curves.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
Hazel could only dress herself slowly in her own brightly hued humiliation.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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