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made-up

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmeɪdˈʌp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mādup)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈmade-ˈup,  adj. 
  1. fabricated;
    concocted:a made-up story.
  2. Clothing wearing facial makeup:[usually: be + ~]She was heavily made-up.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
made-up  (mādup),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. concocted;
    falsely fabricated or invented:a made-up story.
  2. Clothingbeing in makeup;
    wearing facial cosmetics.
  3. put together;
    finished.
  • 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
made-up adj
  1. invented; fictional
  2. wearing make-up
  3. put together; assembled
  4. (of a road) surfaced with asphalt, concrete, etc
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