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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Mellow \Mel"low\, a. [Compar. Mellower; superl. Mellowest.]
[OE. melwe; cf. AS. mearu soft, D. murw, Prov. G. mollig
soft, D. malsch, and E. meal flour.]
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1. Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender
pulp; as, a mellow apple.
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2. Hence:
(a) Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a
mellow soil. ``Mellow glebe.'' --Drayton
(b) Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich;
delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.
``The mellow horn.'' --Wordsworth. ``The mellow-tasted
Burgundy.'' --Thomson.
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The tender flush whose mellow stain imbues
Heaven with all freaks of light. --Percival.
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3. Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.
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May health return to mellow age. --Wordsworth.
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As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed
a hound. --W. Irving.
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4. Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated. --Addison.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Mellow \Mel"low\, a. [Compar. Mellower; superl. Mellowest.]
[OE. melwe; cf. AS. mearu soft, D. murw, Prov. G. mollig
soft, D. malsch, and E. meal flour.]
1. Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender
pulp; as, a mellow apple.
2. Hence:
(a) Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a
mellow soil. ``Mellow glebe.'' --Drayton
(b) Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich;
delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.
``The mellow horn.'' --Wordsworth. ``The mellow-tasted
Burgundy.'' --Thomson.
The tender flush whose mellow stain imbues
Heaven with all freaks of light. --Percival.
3. Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.
May health return to mellow age. --Wordsworth.
As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed
a hound. --W. Irving.
4. Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated. --Addison.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
mellowest
a.
(en-superlative of: mellow)
vb.
(infl of en mellow st-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
mellowest
a.
(en-superlative of: mellow)
vb.
(infl of en mellow st-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
mellowest
a.
(en-superlative of: mellow)
vb.
(infl of en mellow st-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
mellowest
a.
(en-superlative of: mellow)
vb.
(infl of en mellow st-form)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
mellowest
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj mellow)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Mellowest /mˈɛləʊɪst/
أنضج
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
mellowest /mˈɛləʊɪst/
am ausgereiftesten, am reifsten, am saftigsten, am süßesten
see: mellow, mellower
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