Pixilated
[pik-suh-ley-tid] /ˈpɪk səˌleɪ tɪd/
adjective
1.
slightly eccentric or mentally disordered.
2.
amusingly whimsical, prankish, silly, or the like.
[pik-suh-leyt] /ˈpɪk səˌleɪt/
verb (used with object), pixelated, pixelating.
1.
in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image:
When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
2.
to blur (parts of a digital image) by creating unclear, pixel-like patches, for purposes of censorship or to maintain the anonymity of the subject:
Police have asked the media to pixelate the faces of the men who were taken into custody.
verb (used without object), pixelated, pixelating.
3.
(of a computer graphic or other digital image) to break up into visible pixels:
We tried to watch the old, scratched DVD, but the image pixelated before our eyes.
/ˈpɪksɪˌleɪtɪd/
adjective (mainly US)
1.
eccentric or whimsical
2.
(slang) drunk
/ˈpɪksɪˌleɪt/
verb
1.
to blur (a video image) by overlaying it with a grid of squares, usually to disguise the identity of a person
adjective
See pixelated
adj.
“mildly insane, bewildered, tipsy,” 1848, pix-e-lated, from pixie + -lated, as in elated, etc., perhaps influenced by or a variant of pixie-led. A New England dialect word popularized 1936 by its use in movie “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.”
adjective
[fr enchantment by pixies; revived and popularized by the 1936 movie Mr. Deeds Goes to Town]
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