The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
empurpled — adjective excessively elaborate or showily expressed a writer of empurpled literature many purple passages an over embellished story of the fish that got away • Syn: ↑over embellished, ↑purple • Similar to: ↑rhetoric … Useful english dictionary
empurpled — adjective a) made purple, especially having a purple complexion because of rage etc. b) over embellished or flowery … Wiktionary
empurpled — adj. made purplev. paint or color purple; redden; flush; become purple … English contemporary dictionary
red ruddy flushed empurpled — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Empurple — Em*pur ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Empurpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Empurpling}.] [Pref. em + purple. Cf. {Impurple}.] To tinge or dye of a purple color; to color with purple; to impurple. The deep empurpled ran. Philips. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Empurpling — Empurple Em*pur ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Empurpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Empurpling}.] [Pref. em + purple. Cf. {Impurple}.] To tinge or dye of a purple color; to color with purple; to impurple. The deep empurpled ran. Philips. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
over-embellished — adjective excessively elaborate or showily expressed a writer of empurpled literature many purple passages an over embellished story of the fish that got away • Syn: ↑empurpled, ↑purple • Similar to: ↑rhetorical … Useful english dictionary
amber brownish-yellow yellow-brown — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amethyst — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
auburn reddish-brown — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
