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(somewhat informal) Feeling more euphoric, typically from the effects of narcotics or alcohol
“My friends and acquaintances say they drink to get mellow, to get a buzz on, to get high.”
Comparative for mild, soft or soothing in effect or degree
“The Marquis de Carvajal paused and spoke in a mellow voice, rolling the words as if he were making a public address.”
Comparative for having a melodious or harmonious sound
“The music began with the soft, mellow sounds of a wind instrument, paving the way for Valdis's dance to begin.”
Comparative for well matured or conditioned with age
“In Siena and Bologna, he sketched the old palaces and churches with their mellow brickwork studded with terra cotta insets.”
Comparative for soft or tender by reason of ripeness
“The cliched image of autumn is that it is a fine season of mellow fruits, golden leaves, and cool, bracing sunny days.”
Comparative for having a gentle or calm temperament or disposition
“I always thought that as I got older, I would lose that fiery anger, and that eventually, I'd become a nice and mellow old lady.”
Comparative for having a carefree manner or temperament
“He cut out drugs altogether, adopted a healthier diet, and cultivated a more mellow attitude towards many things.”
Comparative for having a friendly and sociable nature
“They struck me as a bunch of kids from Amherst, super-unaffected, mellow, and friendly.”
Comparative for relaxed, happy and cheerful, especially through being slightly drunk
“He was feeling mellow after a few glasses of wine, and money didn't seem so important anymore.”
Comparative for expressing subtlety of a particular quality as opposed to intense
Comparative for characterized by fullness, strength and depth, especially of sound
Comparative for having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature
Comparative for characterized by obedience, subservience, or readiness to accept instruction or direction
Comparative for strong, full and heavy, literally or figuratively
Comparative for giving a feeling of comfort and relaxation
Comparative for giving off heat
Comparative for not clearly or fully audible
(of sound or color) Comparative for free from anything that dulls or dims
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