painted

Etymology

verb

1. simple past and past participle of paint

adj

1. Coated with paint.
   Large-scale projects such as motion-picture production use huge sets with seamless painted walls, cycs, and floors—not to mention a vast array of lights. 2014, Jeff Foster, The Green Screen Handbook: Real-World Production Techniques, page 63
2. Depicted in paint.
   Sometimes the spatters extend a significant distance above other painted figures. 2001, James D. Keyser, Michael Klassen, Plains Indian Rock Art, page 161
3. Colorful, as if painted.
   the painted desert
   painted turtle
4. Wearing makeup.
   a painted lady
5. (figurative) Superficial or cosmetic, without underlying depth of feeling.
   He had his mouth close to Lily's ear, hoping that this might be interpreted as affection. He felt Lily go rigid beneath the arm he had clasped about her, but that painted smile stayed on her face. c. 1953, H. A. DeRosso, .44 (page 143)