mixed
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
mixed
- Simple past tense and past participle of mix.
[edit] Adjective
mixed (comparative more mixed, superlative most mixed)
- Having two or more separate aspects.
- I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
- Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
- My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
- Including both male(s) and female(s).
- The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side.
- My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.
- Stemming from two or more races or breeds
- The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
- Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed
[edit] Synonyms
- heterogenous
- (not pure): impure
[edit] Antonyms
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from mixed (adjective)
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
having two or more separate aspects
not completely pure, tainted or adulterated
Stemming from two or more races or breeds
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- French: mixte
