Both Uses
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
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- Roses grew along the iron fence, and near the house towered a gigantic elm tree, perhaps older than the building itself, its green leaves tinged with the first yellows of autumn.†
p. 51.1 *tinged = with a slight amount (often of color)
- In a dull tone just tinged with anger, Sticky said, "I don't suppose there's anything worse than that place.†
p. 289.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(tinged) with a slight amount
(If an amount of what is not clear from context, it is typically of color.) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)