painted
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).
Origin of painted
1Other words from painted
- un·paint·ed, adjective
- well-painted, adjective
Words Nearby painted
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How to use painted in a sentence
And an arrow painted on the ground that shows the way to Mecca, for prayers.
But most of all, Ramone lingered on Vicious, whom he painted and drew over and over again.
‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings | Melissa Leon | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe site was blacked out at all times, with curtains and painted exterior windows.
Disparagement painted over with the brushstrokes of complimentary praise is still disparagement.
Dear White People: Well-Meaning Paternalism Is Still Racist | Chloé Valdary | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey include “The Goldfish Pool at Chartwell” painted in 1932 and “The Harbour, Cannes,” painted circa 1933.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block | Tom Teodorczuk | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The east window in this church has been classed as the A1 of modern painted windows.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellIt is well known that Prud'hon and his pupil painted many pictures in collaboration.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementHe wished her mother had not been quite such an appalling person, fat and painted.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonBeginning with single twigs and working over them patiently she at length painted whole trees, and later animals.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine Clement“It looks better than any house around here now, since you fixed it up and painted it,” said Sol.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) Ogden
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