PIXILATED


Meaning of PIXILATED in English

adjective

also pix·il·lat·ed ˈpiksəˌlād.ə̇d, -ātə̇d

Etymology: pixie (I) + -lated (as in the past participle of many verbs ending in -late, as emulate, formulate, etc.)

1.

a.

(1) : mentally somewhat unbalanced : touched , daffy

(2) : not altogether clear or coherent : bewildered, confused

have formed a rather pixilated image of his country — Frederic Morton

(3) : habitually in or seeming to be in a mild stupor or daze : bemused

has been pixilated of late, never quite aware of what is going on

(4) : under or seeming to be under a magic spell : enchanted, bewitched

a countryside with an unreal pixilated charm

b. : amusingly or fancifully unconventional : whimsical

a pixilated comedy

c. : playfully mischievous : puckish , prankish , pixie

pixilated leprechauns

pixilated humor

2. : intoxicated , drunk

pretty well pixilated by the fourth drink

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.