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colored
[kuhl-erd]
adjective
having color.
Older Use: Offensive.belonging wholly or in part to any group of nonwhite people, especially to Black people.
Older Use: Offensive.pertaining to Black people.
influenced or biased.
colored opinions.
The authorities detected a colored quality in her statement.
Botany.of some hue other than green.
noun
Older Use: Offensive.
a Black person.
the colored, Black people as a group.
Sensitive Note
Other Word Forms
- half-colored adjective
- uncolored adjective
- uncoloredly adverb
- uncoloredness noun
- undercolored adjective
- well-colored adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
T-shirts emblazoned with logos of beloved Santa Ana Chicano institutions colored the scene: Suavecito.
It’s not just his burly 6-foot-4 frame, his clean-shaven head or the boldly patterned, brightly colored Hawaiian shirts he’s adopted as an unofficial uniform.
The real reason he was stopped, his complaint claims, is the officer “saw a colored person in the car.”
So hardcore is the Catholic Church that John F. Kennedy's 1960 run for the White House was colored by serious concerns that he "could not remain independent of Church control."
The room glows in yellow-orange light from a neon art piece fixed to the ceiling and is lined with brightly colored custom floor cushions made of fabric from Thailand.
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When To Use
The word colored is hard to spell for three reasons. First, it can be tempting to use a double l or double r. Second, in British English, the word is spelled with a u (colored), unlike in American English. Finally, the ending -ed is pronounced simply [ d ], so one may forget the e. How to spell colored: When it comes to color, keep it simple. You don't need any extra letters, like a double l, double r, or u. For adjectives like colored that end with the sound [ d ], remember that you will always need a little Extra (e) to get it Done, -ed.
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