Verb
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make or grow (more) mellow
"These apples need to mellow a bit more"
"The sun mellowed the fruit"
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become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
"With age, he mellowed"
- mellow out -
soften, make mellow
"Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
Adjective
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slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
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having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
"mellow wisdom"
"the peace of mellow age"
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having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
"mellow wisdom"
"the peace of mellow age"
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having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
"a mellow port"
"mellowed fruit"
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unhurried and relaxed
"a mellow conversation"
- laid back
Adverb
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(obsolete) in a mellow manner