"mellowed" meaning in English

See mellowed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more mellowed [comparative], most mellowed [superlative]
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  1. That has become mellow.
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  2. That has become mellow.
    (of fruit) That has turned soft or tender by reason of ripeness.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mellowedness, unmellowed

Verb

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  1. simple past and past participle of mellow Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: mellow
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