"undertoned" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more undertoned [comparative], most undertoned [superlative]
Etymology: under- + toned Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|toned}} under- + toned Head templates: {{en-adj}} undertoned (comparative more undertoned, superlative most undertoned)
  1. Not sufficiently toned.
    Sense id: en-undertoned-en-adj-HGCfW551 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Etymology: undertone + -ed Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|undertone|ed}} undertone + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} undertoned (not comparable)
  1. (in combination) Having an undertone of a specified kind. Tags: in-compounds, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-undertoned-en-adj-dsXbYbxN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: undertone + -ed Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|undertone|ed}} undertone + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} undertoned
  1. simple past and past participle of undertone Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: undertone
    Sense id: en-undertoned-en-verb-2eg0ZwCZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 2 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 21 6 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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