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-toned

suffix
 
 
/-təʊnd/ US  /-toʊnd/

Definition

having the tone or tones described: Low-toned mutterings could be heard in the next room.Ways of speakingDescribing qualities of the human voiceMoods
(Definition of -toned suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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