subdued

  • 11subdued — adjective 1 subdued lighting, colours etc are less bright than usual 2 a person or sound that is subdued is unusually quiet: Richard seems very subdued tonight. 3 an event or business activity that is subdued, does not have as much excitement or… …

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  • 12subdued — subduedly, adv. subduedness, n. /seuhb doohd , dyoohd /, adj. 1. quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled: After the argument he was much more subdued. 2. lowered in intensity or strength; reduced in fullness of tone, as a color or voice; muted:… …

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  • 13subdued — sub|dued [ səb dud ] adjective 1. ) quiet and slightly sad or worried: He looks tired and a little subdued. 2. ) not very loud or bright: subdued noises/lighting/colors 3. ) if business is subdued, it is not very active or busy: Trading on Wall… …

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  • 14subdued — UK [səbˈdjuːd] / US [səbˈdud] adjective 1) quiet and slightly sad or worried He looks tired and a little subdued. 2) not very loud or bright subdued noises/lighting/colours 3) if business is subdued, it is not very active or busy Trading on Wall… …

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  • 15subdued — adjective 1. in a softened tone (Freq. 3) hushed voices muted trumpets a subdued whisper a quiet reprimand • Syn: ↑hushed, ↑muted, ↑quiet …

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  • 16subdued — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …

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  • 17subdued — adjective 1) Lewis s subdued air Syn: somber, low spirited, downcast, sad, dejected, depressed, gloomy, despondent, dispirited, disheartened, forlorn, woebegone; withdrawn, preoccupied; informal down in/at the mouth, down in the dumps, in the… …

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  • 18subdued — adjective 1) Lewis s subdued air Syn: sombre, downcast, sad, dejected, depressed, gloomy, despondent 2) subdued voices Syn: hushed, muted, quiet, low …

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  • 19Subdued — Subdue Sub*due , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subdued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subduing}.] [OE. soduen, OF. sosduire to seduce, L. subtus below (fr. sub under) + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Subduct}.] 1. To bring under; to conquer by force or the… …

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  • 20subdued — adjective a) Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild. he is subdued after the disagreement last night. b) Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone. the colour scheme used for this room is subdued …

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