accented
adjective
ac·cent·ed
ˈak-ˌsen-təd 
ak-ˈsen-
British usually ək-ˈsen-
: spoken or written with an accent
an accented syllable
a person who speaks slightly/heavily accented English
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Those longing for Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders movie will be well sated by this series, which has the same roiling energy, propulsive scoring, and heavily accented gangsters as the British filmmaker’s most popular work.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Each actress nails the comedic timing – and the accented English that flows with the cadence of their mother tongues.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
The muted colors and suede fabric give it an antique feel, and the berry and pinecone accented greenery at the top looks like it was pulled right off grandma’s tree.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
It's all fizzes, bangs and cyber bank robberies with accented villains and super-powered MacGuffin techno-junk.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Each actress nails the comedic timing – and the accented English that flows with the cadence of their mother tongues.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
The muted colors and suede fabric give it an antique feel, and the berry and pinecone accented greenery at the top looks like it was pulled right off grandma’s tree.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
It's all fizzes, bangs and cyber bank robberies with accented villains and super-powered MacGuffin techno-junk.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Accented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accented. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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