pixilated

American  

[pik-suh-ley-tid] / ˈpɪk səˌleɪ tɪd /

Sometimes pixillated

adjective

1. slightly eccentric or mentally disordered.

2. amusingly whimsical, prankish, silly, or the like.

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pixilated British  

/ ˈpɪksɪˌleɪtɪd /

adjective

1. eccentric or whimsical

2. slang drunk

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Other Word Forms

• pixilation noun

Etymology

Origin of pixilated

First recorded in 1840–50, pix(ie) + (tit)illated ( def. )

Example Sentences

There are sprouts of life, even profitability, on the landscape of print media and magazines, cratered by the pixilated bombardment of the digital age.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2024

My world had abruptly, senselessly narrowed from a long list of projects and tasks and plans to a desperate need to take a few steps through this dizzy whirling pixilated excruciating pain.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2021

The building game Minecraft has found its way onto devices around the world and into schools since 2009, letting players build elaborate structures out of pixilated blocks they mine.

From Washington Times • Jun. 18, 2020

Invader, who defines himself as an UFA, an Unidentified Free Artist, wears a mask and insists on his face being pixilated for his rare appearances on camera.

From Reuters • Feb. 23, 2020

When he looked behind him and saw a wobbling, pixilated mass of men doing their best to imitate a line, he barked, “Follow me, hogs. Follow your C.O. and that is an order.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy