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English Vocabulary – MELLOW

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The adjective MELLOW, pronounced /ˈmɛloʊ/, means very calm and relaxed. Its comparative and superlative forms are mellower and mellowest respectively.

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Here are some examples:

She was sitting in an armchair, in a mellow mood.

When I first met Anne, everything seemed to be upsetting her, but with age she became much mellower.

In informal language MELLOW also means relaxed from drinking alcohol or using drugs:

Some empty wine bottles were scattered on the floor and my friends all looked pretty mellow.

MELLOW may be also used to say that something has a pleasing rich flavor that develops over time or another pleasing feature.

I love this mellow cheese, can you get me some?

I think this color is too bright. In my opinion a mellower color would look better.

What a mellow song! I could listen to it forever.

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