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Antonyms for embellished

Grammar : Verb
Spell : em-bel-ish
Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ

Definition of embellished

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to render beautiful," from Old French embelliss-, stem of embellir "make beautiful, ornament," from em- (see en- (1)) + bel "beautiful," from Latin bellus (see bene-). Meaning "dress up (a narration) with fictitious matter" is from mid-15c. Related: Embellished; embellishing.
  • verb make beautiful; decorate
Example sentences :
  • No parterres, no fountains, no statues, embellished this little garden.
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
  • He had a pale face at the best of times, and it was embellished with straw-coloured hair.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • He exaggerated, embellished, and dramatised the story which he had related to his wife.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • Before another day had passed the news item had been embellished.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • They, too, like the Egyptians, embellished their tombs with mural paintings.
  • Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith
  • In death she manifested the same faith and fortitude which had embellished her life.
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • The cloud of his grief was embellished with the gilded edgings of joy.
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • The Sandwich ducking-stool was embellished with men and women scolding.
  • Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews
  • The work will be embellished with elegant engravings by the first artists.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor » by Stephen Cullen Carpenter
  • Embellished with near 100 beautiful emblematical cuts, 12mo.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 » by Various

Synonyms for embellished

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