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1Subdued — Sub*dued , a. 1. Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild. [1913 Webster] 2. Not glaring in color; soft in tone. [1913 Webster] …
2subdued — [[t]səbdju͟ːd, AM du͟ːd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is subdued is very quiet, often because they are sad or worried about something. He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood... The audience are strangely subdued, clapping… …
3subdued — sub|dued [səbˈdju:d US ˈdu:d] adj 1.) subdued lighting, colours etc are less bright than usual = ↑gentle 2.) a person that is subdued is unusually quiet and possibly unhappy ▪ Richard seems very subdued tonight. ▪ a subdued manner ▪ Oh, she said… …
4subdued — 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… …
5subdued — 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… …
6subdued — adjective 1. in a softened tone (Freq. 3) hushed voices muted trumpets a subdued whisper a quiet reprimand • Syn: ↑hushed, ↑muted, ↑quiet …
7subdued — 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… …
8subdued — 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:… …
9subdued — 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 …
10subdued — [səbˈdjuːd] adj 1) quiet and slightly sad or worried 2) not very loud or bright subdued lighting[/ex] …
