penciled

Thân thiện

She penciled a quick sketch of the flower in her notebook.

Definition

Adjective 1. Drawn or written with a pencil: Describes something, typically a line, drawing, or text, that has been created using a pencil.

Usage

The adjective "penciled" is used to describe the medium or tool used to create a mark. It often implies a quality of being temporary, erasable, or preliminary compared to marks made with ink or paint. It modifies nouns like line, note, drawing, sketch, message, or mustache.

Examples

• The architect reviewed the penciled annotations on the blueprint.
• She preferred the soft look of the penciled eyebrows.
• His signature was a quick, penciled scrawl at the bottom of the form.
• The diary contained faint, penciled entries from her childhood.

Advanced Usage

• "penciled in": This is a common phrasal verb where the past participle "penciled" is used. It means to tentatively schedule or plan something, with the understanding that it may be changed or erased.
  • The meeting is penciled in for next Tuesday, but it's not confirmed yet.

Variants and Related Words

• Pencil (verb): To write, draw, or mark with a pencil.
  • He penciled a reminder on the calendar.
• Pencil (noun): The writing or drawing instrument.
• Pencilling (noun, chiefly British) / Penciling (noun, chiefly US): The technique or act of drawing with a pencil; the lines or shading so produced.

Synonyms

• Sketched: Drawn quickly or roughly.
• Drafted: Prepared a preliminary version.

Antonyms

• Inked: Drawn or written with ink.
• Penned: Written with a pen.
• Painted: Created with paint.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Pencil pusher: (Idiom, noun) A derogatory term for a clerical worker or bureaucrat.
• Pencil thin: (Adjective phrase) Very thin, like a pencil line.
  • She had pencil-thin eyebrows.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. drawn or written with a pencil
   • a penciled sketch
   • the penciled message

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