un-subdued
adjective
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: subdued light; wallpaper in subdued greens.
3.
(of land) not marked by any striking features, as mountains or cliffs: a subdued landscape.
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subdued (səbˈdjuːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | cowed, passive, or shy |
| 2. | gentle or quiet: a subdued whisper |
| 3. | (of colours, etc) not harsh or bright: subdued lighting |
| sub'duedly | |
| —adv | |
| sub'duedness | |
| —n | |
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Un-subdued
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Word Origin & History
subdued
c.1600, "subjugated," pp. adj. from subdue. Meaning "calmed down, reduced in intensity" is recorded from 1822.
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