suffusedadj.
/səˈfjuːzd/ 1. Overspread as with fluid, light, colour, etc.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > covered over > overspread with fluid, light, or colour
suffused1590
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. vii. sig. Iiv Wiping the teares from her suffused eyes.
1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia ii. 87 Which strongly did importune A world of teares from these suffused eyes.
1805 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 14 201 The eyes became more suffused and dull.
1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 71 How suffused a cheek You had turned me had I sudden brought the blush into the smile.
2. Spread over a surface like water. Also figurative.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > covered over > overspread with fluid, light, or colour > spread like a fluid
suffused1851
1851 E. B. Browning Casa Guidi Windows i. xx. 56 The deep look which shall drain Suffused thought into channelled enterprise!
1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xxvi. 432 There was a faint suffused sense of joy in her heart.
Derivatives
suˈffusedly adv. in a suffused manner.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adverb] > spread over like a fluid
suffusedly1895
1895 E. Meyrick Handbk. Brit. Lepidoptera 461 Forewings whitish..dorsum suffusedly fuscous.
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