made-up

adj — 5 senses

made-up

adj

1

Invented or fabricated.

He told me a made-up version of the events, but I demanded the truth.

2

Changed by the application of cosmetics; wearing make-up.

a freshly made-up clown
A man at the complex said he had seen the often heavily made-up girls coming and going in luxury vehicles.2021 February 6, The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, page 4, column 1:

3

Arranged or put together.

The newly made-up front page had to be changed as the last-minute news arrived.

4

UK, Regional Delighted, pleased, thrilled.

I was made-up when the local team won.

5

Built up (to a higher level).

All three structures were sited on made-up ground, to depths up to about 20 ft., which had been deposited to form the railway embankments.1952 December, “Brighton Line Resignalling, Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 830:

Derived terms: made-upness
Related terms: make up

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