painted-on

adjective

Applied through paint or in a manner reminiscent of covering a surface with paint, such as applying too much makeup.

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Meanings

adjectivepainted-on (comparative more painted-on, superlative most painted-on)

comparative more painted-on · superlative most painted-on

  1. Applied through paint or in a manner reminiscent of covering a surface with paint, such as applying too much makeup.
  2. excessiveOf an article of clothing, very tight.

    She dashed by me in painted on jeans.

    1984, Billy Ocean, Caribbean Queen

Origin

From painted + on.

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APA

painted-on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painted-on

MLA

“painted-on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painted-on. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “painted-on,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painted-on.

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