polyhued

adj

polyhued

adj

Etymology From poly- + hue + -ed.

1

Rare Being multiple hues.

  • multifaceted, polyhued children, / angry and loving, pallid an bronzed, […]1978, Grito Del Sol, page 102:
  • […] reaches out her earthen hand and manipulates a rainbow of pulsators : the fingers meander through the polyhued tumescent tubers, bringing succor to aching machinations as they explode, erupting with fury and programmed responses, […]1989, Ricardo Sánchez, Bertrand & the mehkqoverse: a xicano filmic nuance, →ISBN, page 6:
2 more examples
  • A world where polyhued people kicked it without ever even considering the concept that someone was an "other." One nation under a freakishly funky groove.2007, Shawn Taylor, Tribe Called Quest's People's Instinctive Travels, →ISBN, page 24:
  • Mandy was in the bedroom, face down on her polyhued Latina bedspread.2013, Jude Cook, Byron Easy, →ISBN, page 301:
Synonyms
motley, multicolored, polychromatic

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