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hued

American  
[hyood, yood] / hjud, jud /

adjective

  1. having the hue or color as specified (usually used in combination).

    many-hued; golden-hued.


hued British  
/ hjuːd /

adjective

  1. archaic

    1. having a hue or colour as specified

    2. ( in combination )

      rosy-hued dawn

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of hued

before 1000; Middle English hewed, Old English ( ge ) hīwod. See hue 1, -ed 3

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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

This honey hued showstopper with its cookie crumb, pecan crust and mile high filling pleases pumpkin lovers, skeptics and those on the fence.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

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

Coal typed, and Kobra’s brightly hued, geometric portraits quickly filled the screen.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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