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empurpled

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

made purple, especially having a purple complexion because of rage etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2004. "Intended as ironic, this remark empurpled the anti-anti-Communists who predominated on the intellectual left." —Christopher Hitchens. "Susan Sontag: Remembering an intellectual heroine." http://www.slate.com/id/2111506

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2

adj

Meaning 2

over-embellished or flowery

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of empurple

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

excessively elaborate or showily expressed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a writer of empurpled literature
  • many purple passages
  • an over-embellished story of the fish that got away

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: over-embellished, purple

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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