Definition of pixilated in English:
pixilated
(also pixillated)
adjective ˈpɪksɪleɪtɪdˈpɪksəˌleɪdəd
1Bewildered; confused.
Example sentencesExamples
- Under the scrutiny of honest examination, 30-odd years later, the black and white memories become pixilated and the bland greyness which emerges is a place to which we can consign all this old stuff.
- A curator of costumes and textiles at the City Museum recalled him as "a pixilated man as in whimsy and playfulness," and chuckled at the memory of one of his favorite lecture topics.
- 1.1dated, informal Drunk.
〈非正式，旧〉喝醉酒的
Example sentencesExamples
- For the remainder of the night the unsteady trumpeting of the elephants echoed through the forest as the pixilated herd acted out their binge.
Synonyms
intoxicated, inebriated, drunken, befuddled, incapable, tipsy, the worse for drink, under the influence, maudlin
Origin
Mid 19th century: variant of pixie-led, literally 'led astray by pixies', figuratively 'confused', or from pixie, on the pattern of words such as elated and emulated.
Definition of pixilated in US English:
pixilated
(British pixillated)
adjectiveˈpiksəˌlādədˈpɪksəˌleɪdəd
Crazy; confused.
疯疯癫癫的；糊里糊涂的
Example sentencesExamples
- Under the scrutiny of honest examination, 30-odd years later, the black and white memories become pixilated and the bland greyness which emerges is a place to which we can consign all this old stuff.
- A curator of costumes and textiles at the City Museum recalled him as "a pixilated man as in whimsy and playfulness," and chuckled at the memory of one of his favorite lecture topics.
Origin
Mid 19th century: variant of pixie-led, literally ‘led astray by pixies’, figuratively ‘confused’, or from pixie, on the pattern of words such as elated and emulated.