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mellow

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1. mellow - Noun

2. mellow - Adjective

3. mellow - Verb

4. mellow - Adverb

6. mellow - Adjective Satellite

7. Mellow - Proper noun

Meaning

Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil.

Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.

Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.

Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated.

To make mellow.

To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart. Washington Irving

Autumn's the mellow time. William Allingham

But the fruit that can fall without shaking Indeed is too mellow for me. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

(Hey man) oh leave me alone you know (Hey man) oh Henry, get off the phone, I gotta (Hey man) I gotta straighten my face This mellow thighed chick just put my spine out of place. David Bowie

Can I help you with something?" Clary turned instant traitor against her gender. "Those girls on the other side of the car are staring at you." Jace assumed an air of mellow gratification. "Of course they are," he said, "I am stunningly attractive. Cassandra Clare

Because you have to just go with the flow. Your life is not your own, with people coming in and out all the time. You get mellow because you have to. Sarah Dessen

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