painted

[ peyn-tid ]
/ ˈpeɪn tɪd /
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adjective

reproduced or represented in paint: a painted image.
covered with a coating of paint: a painted chair.
unreal; artificial; feigned:a painted life.
exaggerated or misrepresented: a luridly painted version of what really happened.
covered with makeup, especially to excess.
brightly colored or multicolored (used in combinations).

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Origin of painted

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at paint, -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM painted

un·paint·ed, adjectivewell-painted, adjective

Words nearby painted

paint black, paintbox, paint bridge, paintbrush, paint-by-numbers, painted, painted beauty, painted bunting, painted cup, Painted Desert, painted greenling
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Words related to painted

illustrated, composed, designed, covered, tinted, decorated, colored, outlined, drawn, depicted, delineated, sketched, pictured, enameled, coated, ornamented, daubed, reddened, rouged, powdered

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