The difference between Mixed and Mongrel
Mixed is also adjective with the meaning: having two or more separate aspects.
Mongrel is also noun with the meaning: someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mixed and Mongrel
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Mixed as a verb:
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Mixed as an adjective:
Having two or more separate aspects.
Examples:
"I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting."
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Mixed as an adjective:
Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
Examples:
"My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility."
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Mixed as an adjective:
Including both male(s) and female(s).
Examples:
"The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side."
"My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school."
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Mixed as an adjective:
Stemming from two or more races or breeds
Examples:
"The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions."
"Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed"
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Mongrel as a noun (often, pejorative):
Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin; especially, a dog that is such.
Examples:
"That dog is a mongrel, who knows what breed it could be!"
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Mongrel as a noun (slang, Australia, New Zealand):
A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; a pitiable person.
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- conflicted vs mixed
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- co-ed vs mixed
- mixed vs unsegregated
- mixed vs single-sex
- hybrid vs mixed
- mixed vs mongrel
- mixed vs pedigree
- mixed vs pure
- mixed vs pureblooded
- mixed vs purebred
- cur vs mongrel
- mongrel vs mutt
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